Region's Protests Spread to Morocco

Region's Protests Spread to Morocco - WSJ.com: "Thousands of protesters took to the streets in Morocco on Sunday to demand changes to the nation's constitution, defying predictions that this thousand-year-old monarchy would prove an exception to the demands for greater democracy that are sweeping the region.

Several thousand people rallied in Moroccan cities on Sunday demanding political reform and limits on the powers of King Mohammed VI, the latest protests demanding change that have rocked the region. 

In Rabat, the capital, a crowd of as many as 10,000 people marched through the streets chanting: 'Down with autocracy' and 'The people want to change the constitution,' as well as slogans against the government, corruption and state television.

Smaller crowds also gathered in Casablanca, the nation's business center. Video clips uploaded to Youtube overnight showed what purported to be groups of protesters in Tangier, Fes, Marrakesh and other cities Sunday, including several clashes with police and apparent vandalism."

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