HIBAPRESS – Chafiq Anouri
A Moroccan citizen shared the terrifying experience he lived last Tuesday night inside the Marjane store in Inezgane, during the riots that the city witnessed.
The citizen, Mamarsh Abd Al-Rakim, said in a post published on his social media account "Facebook," that he was trapped inside Marjane in Inezgane for two hours during which he experienced terror. Mamarsh explained that while he was in the store, he was surprised by a call asking people to leave, even though closing time had not yet arrived, before another call was issued urging people not to leave. He continued that these contradictory and mysterious messages raised questions, prompting him to ask a security guard, who informed him that there were young people outside who wanted to break into the store. He went on to say that he went upstairs to see the scene: "More than a hundred masked young men were breaking glass and hitting cars, and they set fire to one of them, and the owner of the other hurried to move it away from the chaos." He added: "We found ourselves trapped inside. They opened an exit from behind the store and some people went out, but those who came with their cars on the third floor remained stuck where the door overlooking the facade that was experiencing chaos was located. " He continued: "More than twenty families, women, elderly men, young children and even infants," adding: "Fear was evident on everyone's faces." He added: "We tried to get the cars out, but the first car was stoned and a security guard was injured, so we went back upstairs, and we waited in the midst of terror, where private security men began distributing water, biscuits and juice to those present." Mamarsh explained that the customers "began to show solidarity: someone distributed dates, and another brought bananas, and people began to console each other and reassure the frightened," adding: "Time was passing slowly, and every minute was long. And with midnight, the number of young people outside began to decrease, and a few remained filming with their phones, finally they allowed us to leave." Mamarsh concluded his post by saying that "two hours of detention we felt everything: fear, tension, solidarity, hope. Moments that seem short but were very long on the heart, especially as you don't know how anything will end and with you your family. And in the end, may God make our country safe."
