Teenager shot dead, five wounded as Moroccan Security forces open fire
Last night Moroccan Security Forces surrounding the Gdeim Izik protest camp Western Sahara opened fire, killing a 14 year old boy and injuring 5 others.
Over 10,000 Saharawi protesters moved out of cities across Western Sahara in a mass exodus on the 9th October and are living in a protest camp outside El Aauin the capital of Western Sahara. They are protesting against the Morocco occupation and the ongoing discrimination, poverty and human rights abuses against Saharawi citizens. Moroccan Security Forces have surrounded the camp, reacting violently to protestors and preventing supplies of food, water and medicine reaching the camp, sparking concern that this could become a major humanitarian crisis.
The boy named as Garhi Nayem was travelling in a vehicle towards the camp when it was shot at by Moroccan Security Forces. The injured, which include his brother have been taken to hospital.
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