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Morocco

Bus-truck crash kills at least 31

A head-on collision in Morocco between a truck and bus carrying athletes killed at least 31 people and left nine injured on Friday, officials and media reports said. MAP news agency, quoting local officials, said two of the wounded were in serious condition in the accident that occurred near the southern city of Tan-Tan. Media reports said the bus was transporting young athletes and their coaches from a competition in Bouznika, a beach resort in the north between the capital, Rabat, and Casablanca.