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Demonstrators, mostly younger people, vented anger against heavy spending on preparations for the 2030 soccer World Cup instead of on public services.
By Lynsey Chutel and Aida Alami
Three people have been killed at antigovernment protests in Morocco, the country’s prime minister said on Thursday, a sixth day of youth-led demonstrations driven by growing anger over heavy spending on preparing for the 2030 soccer World Cup rather than public services.
The protests began last weekend after a loosely organized group known as Gen Z 212 used social media to call for better schools and hospitals and for broader freedoms in the North African country. Demonstrators initially took to the streets in major cities including Rabat, the capital, and Casablanca, during which they contrasted the millions that the government was spending to host the sporting event with the dire state of public services.
