Anti -government protests on the poor situation of public services in Morocco became violent on Wednesday, in which two people set fire to a group of people killed, which opened a police station in Elclia for “storm” for “storm”, which is near the city of Agadi city, the state media said.
Local officials said that a knife -equipped group is cut into the convenience of a security forces and sets it on fire, forcing security forces to use firearms in self -defense.
Officials said a judicial inquiry into the incident was opened.
It marks a deadly turn in anti -government protests that rallings for social justice reforms.
The Morocco’s internal ministry said that more than 400 people were arrested so far and around 300 were injured during the rallies.
Why are the youth opposing Morocco?
Protests begin from Saturday with better education and health care demands.
A major complaint is that the North African nation is constructing a stadium in preparation for hosting the 2030 FIFA World Cup, neglecting public health and education crises.
The demonstrations have been driven by Morocco’s young voice and Jenz 212, which laxly forms an anonymous youth network, who excluded the call. The groups used platforms including Tikok, Instagram and Gaming Application Discords to call for protests.
Hey discovered as “a fight against health, education and corruption”, while accepting its “love for the motherland”.
Protests come at the time of popular dissatisfaction on Morocco’s social inequalities, which have affected young people and women.
According to the National Statistics Agency, the unemployed rate of Morocco is 12.8%, in which you reach unemployment 35.8% and 19% between graduates.
The death of several women in a public hospital in Agadir, a large city in the Central Coast, Morocco, has promoted public resentment.
Edited by: Srinivas Majumdaru