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Moroccan police arrested a Belgian man of Moroccan descent linked to the Islamic State group and who had a "direct relationship" to attackers who carried out the Paris attacks just over two months ago, the Interior Ministry of Morocco said.

Moroccan police arrested a Belgian man of Moroccan descent linked to the Islamic State group and who had a "direct relationship" to attackers who carried out the Paris attacks just over two months ago, the Interior Ministry of Morocco said.

"The man was detained near Casablanca on Friday, the interior ministry said, and had travelled from Syria via Turkey, Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands", reports BBC.

Morocco says the man had fought in Syria with al-Nusra front before joining so-called Islamic State. "The man had travelled to Syria with one of the Paris suicide bombers, where he received military training and built relationships with IS field commanders, "including the mastermind" of the Paris attacks, and others who threatened attacks in France and Belgium, the ministry said in a statement", informs CTV News.

The statement identified the suspect only by the initials J.A., and did not explain his suspected connection with the Paris attackers.