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A picture taken on May 24, 2020 shows a deserted street in Rabat, as the country is under lockdown to stop the spread of the Covid-19 disease caused by the novel coronavirus, on the first day of the Eid al-Fitr feast marking the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. AFP FILE PHOTO<\/p><\/div>\n\n

RABAT\u2014Moroccan police detained several people in a Casablanca cafe Wednesday for allegedly breaking the dawn to dusk fast observed by Muslim faithful during the holy month of Ramadan, local media reported.<\/p>\n

“Clients and employees of the cafe in the center of Casablanca were arrested in the middle of a large public gathering,” the Hespress news site said, without specifying how many people were detained.<\/p>\n

The police did not immediately provide further information on the operation.<\/p>\n

Chouf TV web broadcaster published a video showing officers leading young men and women one by one from the cafe towards a police van.<\/p>\n

Hespress said most of the crowd at the scene “welcomed the police intervention in respect for Moroccans’ faith, while others denounced the intervention”.<\/p>\n

During Ramadan, observant Muslims refrain from eating and drinking during daylight hours, and traditionally gather with family and friends to break their fast in the evening.<\/p>\n

Fasting during Ramadan is one of the five “pillars” of Islam, which is the state religion in Morocco.<\/p>\n

Article 222 of the North African country’s penal code states that anyone breaking the fast in public can be imprisoned for up to six months.<\/p>\n

Some activists defend the right not to fast.<\/p>\n\n

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