Deadly clashes as Morocco storms Western Sahara camp

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RABAT (Reuters) – Clashes between security forces and protesters in Western Sahara killed several people on Monday after Moroccan authorities stormed the site of the disputed territory's biggest anti-government protest in decades. Morocco said two of its police officers and a firefighter were killed by protesters, while the pro-independence Polisario Front said Moroccan security forces killed a 26-year-old activist during a raid on a protest camp in the desert. The violence was some of the worst in years in Western Sahara, a former Spanish colony…

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Deadly clashes as Morocco storms Western Sahara camp

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