AIRCRASH: Morocco plane crash kills 78!

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By HASSAN ALAOUI, Associated Press – 4 hours ago 

RABAT, Morocco (AP) — A C-130 military transport plane crashed into a Moroccan mountain Tuesday in bad weather, killing 78 people, the state news agency said. It said there were three survivors.

The crash in a southern region close to the disputed Western Sahara was this country's deadliest in years.

Information Minister Khaled Naciri told The Associated Press that the military believes 78 were killed but that searches are ongoing for all the bodies.

The MAP news agency said all three survivors were seriously injured. It said the plane was carrying 60 members of the military, 12 civilians and nine crew members.

Citing a Royal Armed Forces statement, the report said that the remains of only 42 people have been found so far. It was not immediately clear how the military determined that 78 were killed.

MAP said the plane crashed around 9 a.m. local time (0800 GMT) 10 kilometers (six miles) northeast of Guelmim in southern Morocco, as it prepared to land at the Guelmim military air base.

MAP said the crash was "due to bad weather conditions," without elaborating.

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Moroccans get set to vote on new constitution!

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AP / The Hindu /  RABAT, July 1, 2011.

Workers install a banner in support of Yes to the Referendum for the new constitution expected on first July in Rabat, Morocco, on Wednesday, as women are seen dancing to celebrate victory before. The banner reads " La bonne Galette say yes to referendum" - AP.

Moroccans voted on Friday on whether to adopt a new constitution that the king has championed as an answer to demands for greater freedoms — but that protesters say will still leave the monarch firmly in control.

The referendum on the constitution is near certain to result in a resounding “yes” vote, like all past referendums in this North African country and generally throughout the Arab world.

It’s buoyed by a huge media and government campaign, and is seen by some as a way to tentatively open up Moroccan politics while heading off the kind of tumultuous regime change seen elsewhere in the region.

Moroccans started heading to the country’s nearly 40,000 polling stations at 8 a.m. local time. Preliminary results are expected after polls close on Friday night.

A popular tourist destination, this generally stable, Muslim kingdom is a staunch U.S. ally in a strategic swath of northern Africa that has suffered terrorist attacks — and in recent months, popular uprisings against autocratic regimes.

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MOROCCO REFORMS: Morocco to hold referendum on democratic constitution

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PAUL SCHEMM / The Associated Press / Published Friday, Jun. 17, 2011 4:55PM EDT / Last updated Saturday, Jun. 18, 2011 8:20AM EDT

Moroccan King Mohammed VI announced a series of constitutional reforms in a speech Friday night that he said will turn the North African country into a constitutional monarchy, though pro-democracy activists remain skeptical.

Under the new constitution, the king will remain the supreme commander of the army and a new article formalized him as the highest religious authority in the country. The speech marked the culmination of a three-month review of the constitution at the order of the king after protests calling for reform swept the North African monarchy in February.

Immediately after the speech ended, cars flying Moroccan flags drove through the streets of the capital honking their horns, and young people marched along the wide boulevards banging drums and cheering.

Morocco has long had a parliamentary system with dozens of parties, but they remain weak and many are beholden to the king and his advisers.

While the king himself remains popular, there is deep dissatisfaction over the government and the advisers around the monarchy whom are believed to be corrupt and rapacious.

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