More than 400 people were arrested and nearly 300 injured during protests in Morocco demanding reforms in the public health and education sectors, the interior ministry says.
Unauthorized demonstrations were held for the fourth consecutive day at the call of the GenZ 212 group, a recently formed Discord-based collective whose organizers remain unknown.
The latest protests on Tuesday night turned violent in cities including Oujda and Inzegane.
Ministry spokesman Rachid El Khalfi says the clashes involved protesters using knives, Molotov cocktails and stones.
A total of 263 police officers were injured to varying degrees, along with 23 protesters, including one hospitalized in Oujda.
El Khalfi says 409 people were detained following the unrest, during which more than 140 police vehicles and 20 private cars were set ablaze.
“Protesters also stormed government offices, bank branches and shops, looting and vandalizing them,” especially in Inzegane and Oujda, he says.
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