More than one million and half people march against terrorism in casablanca
Morocco, Politics, 5/26/2003

More than one million and Half people marched in Casablanca on Sunday in protest against the spate of terrorist attacks that hit the city on May 16th, according to organizers and police services.

The march started at 9:10 am (GMT) in front of Farah Hotel, one of the five targets of the terrorist attacks that claimed 43 lives and dozens of injured.

Marchers, who chanted the national anthem, were brandishing Moroccan flags, pictures of terrorist attacks' victims, as well as streamers bearing slogans such as "No to Terrorism," "Do Not Touch My Country," "Terrorism Will Not Prevail," and "Death to the enemy: Our King has the people behind him."

At the exception of the Islamists, all Moroccan parties took part to the march, along with NGOs and the civil society.

Some individuals pretending to be Islamists tried however to impede the procession of the march, at its beginning, on the grounds that it was put off. The marchers' reaction obliged the police to intervene to re-establish order.

The March was broadcast live on Morocco's two televisions TVM and 2M.

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