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Protesters and security forces clash in Senegal over election delay

Protesters run away as a smoke grenade lands near them during clashes with police in Dakar [Guy Peterson/AFP]

Security forces in Senegal have clashed with hundreds of protesters who are opposed to the delay of the presidential election that was supposed to take place on February 25.

In Dakar, police fired tear gas on crowds and prevented people from meeting and gathering to protest, according to Al Jazeera’s Nicholas Haque, reporting from the capital on Friday.

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