In an interview with the Associated Press, Khiame noted that the crackdown on radicalized individuals abroad comes in the aftermath of the Catalonia attacks, which were perpetrated by Spanish extremists of Moroccan origin. They were all youths of Moroccan origin, their parents were Moroccan but they themselves had no connection to Morocco other than their origin and their family,” Khiame told AP. Khiame also warned of a risk of “reverse terrorism,” or Moroccan emigrants who become radicalized in Europe then come to Morocco to stage attacks. He cited the example of a man who embraced extremism while living in Catalonia and who was interrogated by Moroccan authorities after the Barcelona attacks, and found to be plotting violence in Morocco. The BCIJ was instrumental in helping French police find a leading suspect in the November 2015 attacks on the Bataclan Theater, cafes and a stadium in Paris.

Source: The North Africa Journal September 20, 2017 22:52 UTC