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1972 Moroccan coup attempt

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SYND 17-8-72 FILE FILM AFTER ATTEMPTED COUP ON KING HASSAN

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SYND 8-11-72 SENTENCES PASSED ON MEN INVOLVED IN ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT ON KING HASSAN II

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EVENTS IN MOROCCO - NO SOUND

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SYND 19-8-72 INTERIOR MINISTER MOHAMED BENHIMA PRESS CONFERENCE IN RABAT

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SYND 13-7-71 RABAT ARRESTS AFTER COUP ATTEMPT

The 1972 Moroccan coup attempt was an unsuccessful attempt to assassinate King Hassan II of Morocco on 16 August 1972. The attempted coup d'état occurred in Morocco when a rebel faction within the Moroccan military attempted to shoot down an aircraft carrying the King of Morocco, Hassan II. The attempt was orchestrated by General Mohamed Oufkir, a close advisor to King Hassan. He was assisted by Mohamed Amekrane, commander of the Moroccan air force base at Kenitra. The coup and protests aimed at overthrowing the authoritarian monarchy of King Hassan and his Alaouite dynasty in Morocco and forming a democratic republic that represents the Moroccan people instead. On August 16, four Northrop F-5 jets, acting on Oufkir's orders, intercepted King Hassan's Boeing 727 as it returned from France. Reportedly, King Hassan grabbed the radio and told the rebel pilots, "Stop firing! The tyrant is dead!" Fooled, the rebel pilots broke off their attack.
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