Monday, February 21, 2011

Arab Unrest Spreading To Morocco

People chanted during a protest march in Rabat, Morocco’s capital, on Sunday. Between 3,000 and 5,000 people demonstrated. Youssef Boudlal/Reuters

Morocco Riots Leave Five Dead -- The Guardian

Initial protests pass off peacefully but bank blaze kills five with scores injured and detained as trouble flares in deprived suburbs

Sporadic outbursts of violence have continued in Morocco after Sunday's peaceful pro-democracy protests gave way to rioting, with five people killed in a fire at a bank in the northern port of Al Hoceima.

Interior ministry figures showed that the protests were far more extensive than first thought, with nearly 40,000 people turning out in 57 towns and cities.

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More News On The Unrest In Morocco

Morocco Joins In, Defying Predictions -- Wall Street Journal
Morocco protests: Five burned bodies found - minister -- BBC
Five dead in Morocco unrest after protests -- Reuters
'Five dead' in Morocco violence -- AFP
Riots in Moroccan city over utility costs -- Reuters
Bodies found after Moroccan protests -- CNN
Fears of Chaos Temper Calls for Change in Morocco -- New York Times
Tens of thousands march peacefully for reforms in Morocco -- L.A. Times
Protests in Morocco, but no revolt -- UPI
Moroccan leadership unlikely to fall -- UPI

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