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'Forced to use weapons': 2 killed in Morocco after trying to storm police station; officers open fire

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Two people were killed in Morocco on Wednesday when police opened fire on a group trying to storm a station.

According to the government-owned MAP news agency, police in Lqliaa, near the coastal city of Agadir, "were forced to use their service weapons, in legitimate self-defence, to repel an attack and a storming... on (police) premises," AFP reported.

"During this attack, two people died from gunshot wounds," MAP said.

The incident comes as violent protests continue to spread across the North African country.
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