Youth-led protests in Morocco demanding improved education and healthcare turned violent on Tuesday evening, escalating into clashes with security forces for the fourth consecutive day across multiple cities.

The protests were organised online by a loosely formed, anonymous youth group calling itself “ GenZ 212,” using platforms including TikTok, Instagram and the gaming application Discord.

Protesters Clash With Police

In the southern cities of Tiznit, Inzegane, and Ait Amira, as well as the eastern city of Oujda, and Temara near the capital Rabat, hundreds of young protesters hurled stones at security forces attempting to disperse the gatherings, according to local media reports and witness accounts.

In Ait Amira, 560 km (350 miles) south of Rabat, demonstrators overturned and da

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