Five burned bodies were found in a bank set ablaze in a north Moroccan town in unrest that erupted after weekend demonstrations for change, Interior Minister Taib Cherkaoui said Monday. The minister also announced that 128 people, including 115 members of the security forces, were wounded in violence in several towns following largely peaceful demonstrations Sunday to demand political reform.
Meanwhile an Islamist deputy resigned from his opposition Justice and Development party to protest its decision not to take part in Sunday's nation-wide protests. "Sunday's march was highly civilised and peaceful and our party should not have called for a boycott. I am resigning to protest this decision," said Mustapha Ramid, whose party is represented in parliament.