Morocco Gen Z Protests Turn Deadly as Violence Gains Ground
Members of the security forces detain a protester as others scuffle during a youth-led demonstration in Rabat on Sept. 29.
Photographer: Abdel Majid Bziouat/AFP/Getty ImagesMorocco reported its first deaths from youth-led protests over poor public services and heavy spending on preparations for the 2030 men’s soccer World Cup.
Officers of the Royal Gendarmerie killed two people and wounded an unspecified number of others on Wednesday after they “were forced” to repel attackers suspected of trying to steal their weapons and ammunition in the southern town Lqliaa, near Agadir, the state news agency MAP said.