Two individuals died in an attempted assault on a gendarmerie position in Morocco, officials confirmed on October 2nd, 2025, during the fifth night of escalating protests. The violence and destruction occurred as hundreds of masked protesters, primarily teenagers, torched police cars and looted banks and shops in Salé, a city across the river from the capital, Rabat. The incidents unfolded between 11:36 PM UTC on October 1st and 12:06 AM UTC on October 2nd. These events transpired despite appeals for peace from authorities, political parties, and the #Genz212 protest movement itself. The #Genz212 movement issued a statement on Discord earlier on Wednesday, urging protesters to remain peaceful while criticizing "repressive security approaches." Previous reports from the period between 9:06 PM and 11:36 PM UTC on October 1st, 2025, detailed further unrest in Taroudant, where protesters reportedly stole a security forces truck and set fire to the provincial headquarters. Demonstrations have been ongoing across Morocco, with prior incidents of vandalism and clashes reported in cities including Salé, Taza, Meknes, and Agadir, concerning issues such as health services and other grievances.
