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Morocco urges investigation after arrested national dies in Bologna

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RABAT, July ‌22 (Reuters) - Morocco's foreign ministry ​said it was concerned by the ⁠death of a national during a police arrest in Bologna in ​Italy and urged a "thorough investigation".

• Moroccan-born ‌Abderrahim Fakir died on Sunday after police were called to the Pilastro ⁠neighbourhood on the outskirts ⁠of the northern Italian city to deal with a man who was behaving aggressively and damaging ‌a vehicle.

• The Moroccan ministry called ⁠on Tuesday night ‌for the necessary explanations ​regarding the death to be provided and for responsibility to ‌be established.

• The death ​triggered anti-police ⁠protests in Bologna on Monday ‌that left dozens ⁠of officers injured.

• Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni called for a ​full investigation into ‌the death and also condemned the ⁠subsequent clashes ​with police.

(Reporting by Ahmed EljechtimiEditing ​by Keith Weir)

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