GenZ 212, the Moroccan group that is leading protests in the North African nation, on Friday called for the government’s dismissal after protests turned violent following police action on protesters.

Security forces opened fire at demonstrators on Wednesday, killing three people in Leqliaa, a small town outside the coastal city of Agadir. Morocco’s Interior Ministry said the three were shot and killed during an attempt to seize police weapons.

A report by news agency AFP said that the protests sparked when eight pregnant women died last month at a public hospital in Agadir.

This led to protests as demonstrators demanded action against social inequality. Those taking part in the so-called Gen Z protests also decried what they see as widespread corruption at everyday people’s expense.

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