RABAT: Morocco’s foreign ministry said it was concerned by the death of a national during a police arrest in Bologna in Italy and urged a “thorough investigation.” Moroccan-born Abderrahim Fakir died on Sunday after police were called to the Pilastro neighborhood on the outskirts of the northern Italian city to deal with a man who was behaving aggressively and damaging a vehicle. The Moroccan ministry called on Tuesday night for the necessary explanations regarding the death to be provided and for responsibility to be established.

Italy has erupted in fury following the death of a Moroccan man after police pepper sprayed him, pinned him and zip-tied him as he screamed for help.

ROME: A man in the northern Italian city of Bologna died while being held to the ground by police trying to arrest him, in an incident captured on video that has sparked street…