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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Babacar Dione and Sam Mednick

At least 15 people killed in Senegal as opposition leader's supporters clash with police

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The number of people killed in days of clashes between Senegalese police and supporters of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko has now risen to 15, including two security officers, the government said on Saturday.

Clashes continued in pockets of the city Friday evening with demonstrators throwing rocks, burning cars and damaging supermarkets as police fired tear gas and the government deployed the military in tanks.

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