Moroccan police during a demonstration against failing education and health systems, in Salé, on October 1, 2025. That version was partially disputed by a local representative of the Gen Z 212 group, which launched the protest movement. He claimed that protesters, angered by the law enforcement crackdown, did indeed go to the brigade, which became the target of many thrown projectiles, but did not attempt to break in by force. The deaths, along with several injuries, occurred amid a surge in violence as gatherings involving groups of Moroccan youth have continued daily since Saturday, September 27, in several cities. In Salé, a town bordering the capital Rabat, masked youths were filmed on Wednesday night jumping onto abandoned police cars.