Video protests in Morocco. Police have made hundreds of arrests/ World Football Cup, among the causes of revolt
Clashes between security forces and protesters in Morocco Photo: Abdel Majid Bziouu / AFP / Profimedia
More than 400 people were arrested and 280 injured in the rebellions of the last days of Morocco, the Ministry of Interior of the Kingdom announced on Wednesday, after the protests launched by young people intensified the day before, with the outbreak of clashes between demonstrators and security forces, DPA reports.
The protesters demand the improvement of the conditions of medical assistance and education, while criticizing the government expenses in the perspective of the FIFA 2030 World Cup, which the North African Country will host with Portugal and Spain.
The Ministry of Interior said that 409 people were detained after Tuesday's protests in several cities turned into revolts and vandalism, involving the use of knives, Molotov cocktails and stones.
A number of 263 members of the security staff and 23 protesters were injured, including one who needed medical intervention, in the northern city of Oujda, the ministry said.
Previously, the official MAP news agency reported that a young man was injured after being hit by a security vehicle, adding that he receives treatment and that the wounds “do not endanger his life, his condition being stable.”
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The Moroccan Interior Ministry also indicated that the crowds set fire and damaged 142 security vehicles and 20 private cars. The protesters also stormed public buildings, banks and commercial units, and at Oujda they blocked an ambulance, preventing it from transporting injured.
According to the local press, Tuesday evening, protesters from different cities threw stones and provoked fires on the streets to resist the police attempts to disperse the crowds. In several cities, the protesters chanted: “People want to eliminate corruption.”
The protests started on the weekend, with a youth movement that self -titled Genz 212, requires the improvement of services and criticizes the Government's plan to spend important amounts for infrastructure before the 2030 World Cup.
