Tens of thousands of Moroccans march in solidarity
The Associated Press
A demonstration against the Israeli offensive in Gaza has drawn tens of thousands of people to the streets of the Moroccan capital.
Police have put the number of demonstrators at 50,000, according to the official MAP news agency. But organizers say even more turned out for the peaceful march in this Muslim kingdom on the Atlantic coast.
Protesters emphasized their solidarity with the Palestinians in general and with Gaza residents in particular during Sunday's four-hour march, which coincided with large demonstrations in Turkey and Lebanon.
It closed with call to the Arab world to continue supporting the Palestinian cause and denouncing Israel's air and land offensive against the militant Hamas organization that controls Gaza.
The Associated Press
A demonstration against the Israeli offensive in Gaza has drawn tens of thousands of people to the streets of the Moroccan capital.
Police have put the number of demonstrators at 50,000, according to the official MAP news agency. But organizers say even more turned out for the peaceful march in this Muslim kingdom on the Atlantic coast.
Protesters emphasized their solidarity with the Palestinians in general and with Gaza residents in particular during Sunday's four-hour march, which coincided with large demonstrations in Turkey and Lebanon.
It closed with call to the Arab world to continue supporting the Palestinian cause and denouncing Israel's air and land offensive against the militant Hamas organization that controls Gaza.
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