New group of 12 individuals appear before court in connection with may 16 attacks probe

A new group of 12 individuals involved in the terrorist attacks of May 16 appeared Thursday before the court of appeal of Casablanca.

The court's public prosecutor, Abdellah Alaoui Belghiti, said in a release made public Thursday that with this last group brought to justice, the number of persons that appeared before court in this case reached 79.

Another group of persons involved in the Casablanca blasts were arrested and will appear before the tribunal after investigation, he added.

Relatedly, Adil Fiach, alias "Abdelali," wanted for involvement in the same case, was arrested Thursday in Taounate (near Fez). A warrant of arrest including Adil Fiach had been published on Wednesday.