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Sunday, January 11, 2015
Morocco snubs rally because of Muhammad cartoon
Morocco’s Foreign Minister Salaheddine Mezouar snubbed the mammoth march against extremism through Paris on Sunday due to the presence of “blasphemous cartoons depicting the Prophet,” the ministry said.
He nevertheless went to the Elysee Palace to present the country’s “sincere condolences to the French president and to the French government following the despicable attacks in France this week.”
— AFP