A man has reportedly been detained after running at the Moroccan king's car, during Pope Francis' visit to the North African country. Mohammed VI was standing up in the open-top car waving at crowds lining a street in Rabat, travelling in a motorcade alongside the pope's vehicle. The man ran towards the car but was swiftly seized by guards. Live footage from the country's state broadcaster showed the king's car speeding up slightly but there was no other sign of disruption. Several people were wounded on a tram in the Dutch city of Utrecht, with local media reporting counter-terrorism police at the scene.

Source: The North Africa Journal March 30, 2019 14:03 UTC