Morocco groups report protest death, govt denies

A Moroccan man wounded by security forces at a pro-democracy demonstration died of his injuries on Thursday, Moroccan opposition groups said. The government said the man's death was unrelated to the street protest.

Al Adl wal-Ihsane (Justice and Charity), Morocco's largest Islamic opposition group, and the February 20 movement, which is leading street demonstrations calling for more representative government, said Kamal Amari had died from wounds sustained in the May 29 clash in Safi. An interior ministry source told Reuters the authorities categorically denied the man's death was related to the protest, one of several demonstrations that took place in Moroccan towns that day. (Reutres)