Two killed in Senegal in protests over arrest of opposition figure Sonko
Two people have been killed in Senegal in protests sparked by the arrest of opposition figure Ousmane Sonko, according to the country’s interior ministry.
Two “lifeless male bodies” were discovered in the southern city of Ziguinchor, where 2024 presidential hopeful Sonko is mayor, the ministry said in a statement on Monday.
The ministry called on the public to stay calm and said it was taking measures to “preserve peace and tranquillity in the country”.
Demonstrators took to the streets on Monday as Sonko was remanded in custody on charges including plotting an insurrection and criminal association with a “terrorist” body.
Al Jazeera’s Charles Stratford reports from Dakar, Senegal.
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