Thousands mourn fishmonger crushed in rubbish truck

Mourners in Morocco on Sunday attended the funeral of a fishmonger whose death in a rubbish truck crusher has caused outrage across the North African country, with authorities vowing to punish those responsible.

Mouhcine Fikri, 31, was crushed to death on Friday in the truck in the northern city of al-Hoceima as he reportedly tried to protest against a municipal worker seizing and destroying his fish.

An image of his body - head and arm sticking out from under the lorry's crushing mechanism - went viral on social media, sparking calls for protests nationwide including in the capital Rabat.