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A major popular demonstration was organized in the Maatallah neighbourhood of the city of Laayoune (Western Sahara) to demand respect for the right of the Saharan people to self-determination, Sahara Press Service [SPS] reported, quoting the Saharan Association of Victims of Serious Attacks Perpetrated by the Moroccan State. The communique added that the manifestation had been harshly broken up by the Moroccan police, resulting in numerous wounded and the arrest of Rachid Ben Lahcen ben Hamad Salki following a police raid on his home. |