People and police clash in restive Moroccan city

‘New clashes have erupted between protesters and police in the Moroccan city of al-Hoceima, where people have been holding anti-government demonstrations since the death of a fishmonger late last year.
Dozens of youths threw stones at police forces in the Sidi Abed neighborhood of al-Hoceima on Thursday, as police fired tear gas to disperse them.
A police officer and a protester were injured in the clashes, which lasted two hours.
While the government has been calling for calm, al-Hoceima has been the scene of non-stop unrest since Mouhcine Fikri, the fishmonger, was killed inside a garbage compactor in October 2016. He had climbed into the compactor to retrieve his merchandise seized by local officials but was pressed to death when the compactor was activated. There are allegations that the local officials at the scene knew he was inside when they started the machine. The government has denied that accusation, however.’
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