388:, during the celebrations of the king's forty-second birthday. About 800 senior government members, foreign diplomats, military officers and other members of the elite were present. About 1,200 military cadets attacked, firing automatic weapons into the crowd at random, and killing almost 100 guests. The cadets had been told they were protecting the king against insurgents who had taken over the palace. They ran out of control when they saw the luxury of the gathering. In a squabble between the coup leaders, M'hamed Ababou apparently shot Mohamed Medbouh at an early stage. Medbouh reportedly wished only for Hassan II to abdicate whereas Ababou had more radical demands. According to historian
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