France, Oct. 3 -- The group leading Morocco's mass protests called on Friday for the government to be removed following a sixth day of protests during which three people have died and hundreds have been injured or arrested.

"We demand the dismissal of the current government for its failure to protect the constitutional rights of Moroccans and respond to their social demands," GenZ 212 said.

The group, whose main organisers remain unknown, also said it wanted the release of all those detained in connection with the peaceful protests.

The rallies across Morocco have been fuelled by anger over social inequality, particularly following reports last month of the deaths of eight pregnant women at a public hospital in the city of Agadir.

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