Morocco has arrested three men accused of supporting the Islamic State (IS) militant group that has violently seized large parts of Syria and Iraq, the country's interior ministry said Tuesday.

A French-Moroccan and a French citizen were arrested on Monday in Kenitra northern Rabat after "engaging in activism and propaganda" for the Islamic State, which included publishing press releases and video recordings "apologizing for terrorist acts," said a release by the ministry published by the official news agency MAP.

The third person an Algerian, was arrested on Monday in the central city of Fez after he was allegedly planning to leave the country to join his wife, who is already a member of IS, the release said.

Last July Moroccan Interior Minister Mohamed Hassad said in a parliamentary hearing session that around 1,122 Moroccan citizens have enlisted in "jihadist and terrorist groups" in Syria and Iraq. He said around 2,000 others with Moroccan origins and Europeans nationalities are also enlisted in these groups. Endi

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