It is unclear what happened to the man after he broke through security barriers and ran towards King Mohammed waving an envelope.
Security guards tackled a man who ran towards a motorcade carrying Morocco's King Mohammed VI and Pope Francis.
The motorcade had been travelling in Morocco's capital Rabat, as the king escorted the Pope to the city's Hassan Tower on Saturday. Pope Francis was in the country at the beginning of a 27-hour visit to boost ties between Christians and Muslims. The man who approached the motorcade appeared to be waving an envelope and heading towards the vehicle carrying the king.
The king, who was waving at the crowd from his open-air car, did not seem to notice the incident. The Pope was in a different vehicle on the other side of the road.As well as boosting ties between the two religions, the Pope also expressed support for Morocco's growing migrant community during the weekend visit.
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