By the end of this morning in Rabat, thousands of protesters joined a national march hosted to support the Hirak detainees. The rally was called for by trade unionists, political parties and human rights associations.
Protests in Algeria have pushed President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to drop his plans to run for a third presidential term. Responding to angry protesters, the president and the chief of staff of the Algerian People's National Army warned against «hostile foreign sides».