Morocco's State Minister Abdellah Baha Passes Away

Rabat - Morocco's State Minister Abdellah Baha died in a train accident on Sunday, the Interior ministry said.

"The Interior Ministry regrets to announce the death of Abdellah Baha, Minister of State," the ministry said in a statement, adding that Baha died in Bouznika after getting hit by a train en route to Rabat from Casablanca.

Baha is also the Vice Sectary General of Morocco's leading political party PJD.