Overview

• Security forces opened fire in Leqliaa near Agadir, with authorities saying three people were shot while attempting to seize police weapons, a claim not corroborated by witnesses in local reporting.
• The Interior Ministry reports 409 people detained, 263 security personnel and 23 civilians injured, and more than 160 security vehicles damaged during nationwide unrest.
• Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch said he is open to dialogue as officials pledge restraint within the law and promise firm action against those accused of violence.
• GenZ 212, the anonymous youth network organizing on TikTok, Instagram and Discord, rejects violence and has urged continued peaceful demonstrations.
• Unrest has spread from Rabat-Salé and Casablanca to Tangier and towns in the Souss-Massa region, with banks and shops looted and vehicles torched, while human-rights groups say arrests exceed official tallies.