Overview

• The GenZ212 movement has kept nationwide protests going for days over corruption and World Cup 2030 spending, with demands for better education and healthcare.
• Local authorities told MAP that gendarmes in Lqliâa near Agadir fired on demonstrators who allegedly tried to seize weapons and ammunition from a police post, leaving two dead and others injured.
• Eyewitnesses interviewed by AP did not corroborate the alleged attempt to seize weapons, underscoring sharply conflicting accounts of the lethal clash.
• Unrest spread to multiple cities, with reporters describing masked youths in Salé burning vehicles and a bank branch and looting shops, alongside other incidents in Oujda, Inzegane and Sidi Bibi.
• The Interior Ministry reports nearly 300 injured security personnel and more than 400 detentions since the protests began, as organizers called for new peaceful rallies on Thursday.