Some 2 000 men storm King Hassan’s birthday party in Morocco, killing 100 people in an attempted coup; the king survives.

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South African History Online. (2012, July 6). Some 2 000 men storm King Hassan’s birthday party in Morocco, killing 100 people in an attempted coup; the king survives.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0087817

South African History Online (2012) 'Some 2 000 men storm King Hassan’s birthday party in Morocco, killing 100 people in an attempted coup; the king survives.', South African History Online, 6 July. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0087817 (Accessed: 22 July 2026).

South African History Online, Some 2 000 men storm King Hassan’s birthday party in Morocco, killing 100 people in an attempted coup; the king survives. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0087817, (accessed 22 July 2026).

"Some 2 000 men storm King Hassan’s birthday party in Morocco, killing 100 people in an attempted coup; the king survives.." South African History Online, 6 July 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0087817. Accessed 22 July 2026.

South African History Online. "Some 2 000 men storm King Hassan’s birthday party in Morocco, killing 100 people in an attempted coup; the king survives.." South African History Online. July 6, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0087817.