The police say two murder in “self -defense”

Government media says at least two people were killed in Morocco after the police opened fire to prevent the demonstrators from storming a police station in LQLIAA, near the city of Aguad the coastal.

These are the first deaths that have been reported since the outbreak of the huge protests led by youth across Morocco on Saturday, as anger has grown due to the government’s decision to build football fields for the FIFA 2030 World Cup instead of improving public services and addressing the economic crisis.

“The stadiums here, but where are the hospitals?” It is a popular chant between the demonstrators, General Z.

One of the demonstrators BBC Niosdai told that going to the hospital in his city, on the border with Algeria, was like “entering the prison.”

The protester, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said he was afraid of revenge.

The state -owned news agency reported that the protests spoke at night, as the police said they were forced to open a “legitimate self -defense” on Wednesday evening to repel the “attack” in LQLIAA, according to the state -owned news agency.

Earlier on Wednesday, the Ministry of Interior said that the right of people to protest the law would be supported.

The organizers of the protest movement led by young people known as Genz 212 – the number refers to the International Communication Law in Morocco – themselves of violence. They were mainly gathering through social media, and they had no official leadership structure.

Official statistics indicate that the unemployment rate in Morocco is 12.8 %, as youth unemployment increased to 35.8 % and 19 % among graduates, according to Reuters news agency reports.

The protests also struck the capital, Rabat, the main commercial city, Casablanca, and the city of Tanger Port – often the arrival point of tourists who go to Morocco by the phrase from Spain.

Marrakech was also injured in Morocco, Marrakech, where the demonstrators burned a police station, according to the local media.

Interior Ministry spokesman, Rashid Al -Khalifi, said that 409 people were detained across Morocco after the turmoil.

More than 260 police officers and 20 protesters were transferred, while 40 police vehicles and 20 private cars were transported, as saying.

The uprising follows similar demonstrations led by youth this summer in Nepal, Indonesia, the Philippines and Madagascar.

The uprising in Nepal resulted in the resignation of the Prime Minister, while the President of Madagascar dissolved his government on Monday in an attempt to purify the demonstrators there.

The ruling coalition in Morocco issued a statement on Tuesday expressing its willingness to engage in a dialogue with young people “within institutions and public spaces to find realistic solutions.”

He also praised what was called “the balanced reaction to the security authorities in line with the relevant legal measures.”