Fez - A young gay man was reportedly beaten brutally and humiliated by an angry mob on Monday in the street on Hassan II in Fez.

Fez – A young gay man was reportedly beaten brutally and humiliated by an angry mob on Monday in the street on Hassan II in Fez.

According to Alyoum24, dozens of angry men attacked the gay man and booed him after he got out of a taxi. He was later rescued by the police.

The same source said that one of the police officers was forced to draw his gun on the angry people to disperse them.

In the video posted on YouTube, the gay man appears inside the taxi with a torn shirt, screaming and covering his face as a group of people hit the car and curse loudly while others film the scene with their smartphones.