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Moroccan forces attack Sahrawi demonstrators in occupied Smara

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Smara (occupied territories), Feb 25, 2015 (SPS) - The Moroccan forces attacked and kidnapped a group of Sahrawi militants and activists in the occupied city of Smara, on the eve of February 24, coinciding with the commemoration of the Sahrawi people to the 42nd anniversary of the proclamation of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.
The Moroccan forces, in all its formations, intervened violently against the Saharawi demonstrators, abducted young Sahrawi Hamdan Aba-Ali who was subjected to the worst forms of torture and humiliation. It also beat and assaulted press activist Mohammed Al- Jamiei who suffered serious injuries.
The Moroccan occupation forces are still imposing a repressive siege on neighborhoods in the occupied city of Smara, in parallel to the 42nd anniversary of the proclamation of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic. (SPS) 
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