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Deadly clashes in Senegal after opposition leader is sentenced to prison

Supporters of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko throw stones while police fire tear gas in Dakar on June 1, 2023. © Guy Peterson / AFP

Nine people died in clashes that erupted after Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko was sentenced to two years behind bars, Interior Minister Antoine Diome said Friday.   

"We have noted with regret violence that has led to the destruction of public and private property and, unfortunately, nine deaths in Dakar and Ziguinchor," Diome said on national television.

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