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At least 11 Sahrawis have been shot dead by Moroccan troops storming a camp of protesters. Sahrawi sources talk of 36 civilians being shot. Moroccan troops keep raiding Western Sahara cities, arresting young Sahrawi men.
Around 20,000 Sahrawis - the original inhabitants of the Moroccan-occupied territory Western Sahara - for weeks had camped outside the territory's main cities to protest the Moroccan occupation and systematic human rights abuses. Moroccan troops reacted by cutting off supplies of food and water to the tent cities.
Since Monday, however, Moroccan armed security forces have attacked the protesters, raiding the camps using real ammunition, tear-gas and high-pressure water cannons. Sahrawis resisting the destruction of their tent cities were shot at.
Hundreds of protesters reportedly have been arrested by the Moroccan army and riot police, many of which have been taken to Moroccan territory, according to Sahrawi sources. The same sources claim police are using torture interrogating the detained Sahrawis.
Many of the Sahrawi protesters fleeing the Moroccan attack on their camps however continued their riot in the towns of Western Sahara. Especially the capital, El Aaiun, since Tuesday has been embattled. Protesters are setting up road blocks, igniting fires and throwing stones on the police.
Moroccan troops and riot police have flocked to the occupied territory, answering the protests with gunfire. According to sources in El Aaiun, the death toll is steadily rising. They claim to have counted 28 dead bodies only around the tent site outside El Aaiun, among them a 7-year-old boy, with 8 more Sahrawis having been killed in the following riots in the city of El Aaiun.
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Around 20,000 Sahrawis - the original inhabitants of the Moroccan-occupied territory Western Sahara - for weeks had camped outside the territory's main cities to protest the Moroccan occupation and systematic human rights abuses. Moroccan troops reacted by cutting off supplies of food and water to the tent cities.
Since Monday, however, Moroccan armed security forces have attacked the protesters, raiding the camps using real ammunition, tear-gas and high-pressure water cannons. Sahrawis resisting the destruction of their tent cities were shot at.
Hundreds of protesters reportedly have been arrested by the Moroccan army and riot police, many of which have been taken to Moroccan territory, according to Sahrawi sources. The same sources claim police are using torture interrogating the detained Sahrawis.
Many of the Sahrawi protesters fleeing the Moroccan attack on their camps however continued their riot in the towns of Western Sahara. Especially the capital, El Aaiun, since Tuesday has been embattled. Protesters are setting up road blocks, igniting fires and throwing stones on the police.
Moroccan troops and riot police have flocked to the occupied territory, answering the protests with gunfire. According to sources in El Aaiun, the death toll is steadily rising. They claim to have counted 28 dead bodies only around the tent site outside El Aaiun, among them a 7-year-old boy, with 8 more Sahrawis having been killed in the following riots in the city of El Aaiun.
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