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Social Unrest Spreading Across North Africa and France

Protests that began in France and Tunisia have now reached Morocco, while France itself is under curfew enforced by helicopter patrols — drawing viral online reactions.

What we know

An account on X flags that protests have spread from France and Tunisia to Morocco. Another account on X goes viral (62k+ views) reacting to a helicopter enforcing a curfew over Place de la République in Paris, with sardonic commentary comparing France's situation to China — drawing over 1.5k retweets.

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