Two people were killed in Lqliaa, near Agadir, Morocco, on October 2nd, 2025, after security forces opened fire on crowds during unrest. The violence marks an escalation of the largest period of unrest in the country since the Arab Spring, with Moroccan rights groups reporting over 1,000 detentions since Saturday. The fatalities occurred during clashes in Lqliaa, a location near the city of Agadir, as reported by Bloomberg. The exact timing of the shootings within the reporting window of October 2nd, 6:36 AM to 9:36 AM UTC, was not specified, but the event has been confirmed. Moroccan rights organizations have stated that the number of individuals detained has surpassed 1,000 since Saturday, October 1st, 2025. The unrest is characterized as the most significant since the Arab Spring uprisings. Further details regarding the specific triggers for the protests and the identities of the deceased were not immediately available from the provided sources.
