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...took over the Ministry of Interior, but they forgot about police headquarters. They occupied the radio station, but forgot about the telegraph and post office. They used the radio transmitter that covers Rabat, but forgot the one in Tangiers." What is more, both Colonel Mohammed Ababou, director of the Abermoumou military academy and a mastermind of the plot, and General Mohammed Medbouh, the ostensible leader, were killed during the Shootout at Skhirat, apparently by their...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The World: Morocco: The Cracked Facade | 7/26/1971 | See Source »

...point cadets burst into his sanctuary and ordered him outside with the other surviving guests. A young soldier, nervously fingering the trigger of his rifle, took Hassan aside Alone, he kissed the King's hand. Hassan was astounded. "We are cadets of the military school of Abermoumou," the young man explained. "We were told that there was a plot under way aimed at the King, that the royal palace had been occupied and that your august life was in danger. It was to save you that we entered the palace." ∙ The battle shifted as suddenly...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The World: Slaughter at the Summer Palace | 7/26/1971 | See Source »

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