16 ISIS fighters are killed when faulty suicide vest worn by one militant goes off during meeting to plan an attack in Iraq
Senior figures were among those killed in the explosion in al-Mahaws
The group had been planning a mission to attack Iraqi security forces
It comes as ten members of a female ISIS cell were arrested in Morocco
By Paddy Dinham For Mailonline
Published: 10:05 EST, 3 October 2016 | Updated: 10:36 EST, 3 October 2016
A major terrorist attack by ISIS was foiled by a faulty explosive device before it had even began.
16 of their fighters, including senior figures, have reportedly been killed when the malfunctioning suicide vest went off in one of their meetings.
The terror group had been meeting in the village of al-Mahaws, 35km southwest of Kirkuk, to plan an attack on security forces in Iraq, according to Al Masdar News.
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