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Sahrawi demonstrators attacked in occupied Smara

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 Smara (Occupied Territories), February 15, 2015 (SPS) – Sahrawi demonstrators were “violently” attacked by Moroccan occupation forces, following a sit-in that they organized in Tantan neighborhood in the occupied city of Smara, according to the Ministry of Occupied Territories and Community Abroad.

 

The Moroccan police forces used various repressive tools against the demonstrators, injuring some of them with varying degrees of severity, at least two of which were transferred to hospital.

 

During the peaceful protest flags and pictures of the Saharawi political prisoners were raised and slogans demanding self-determination of the Saharawi people were chanted.  (SPS)

 

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