RABAT - Morocco's counterterrorism agency said on Monday it had foiled attacks against national and international targets in the country by a 12-member cell loyal to Islamic State in the Sahel. The operation underscores the threat emanating from jihadist militancy in the Sahel,

Moroccan authorities have arrested a dozen people they said were planning attacks on behalf of the Islamic State in the Sahel.

The north African country's counterterrorism unit said it had foiled attacks planned by a 12-member terror cell in the Sahel region. Authorities described their plans as an "imminent dangerous terrorist plot.

Authorities in the north African nation said they had dismantled a 12-member cell that was planning attacks on behalf of the jihadist group's regional franchise. View on euronews