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By Edward McAllister and Diadie Ba

Senegalese man warned of gun violence the day he was shot dead in riots

Djimbala Ba, shows a photograph of his brother Elhaji Cisse, who was killed during clashes between supporters of Senegal opposition leader Ousmane Sonko and security forces after Sonko was sentenced to prison, at his house, in Dakar, Senegal June 4, 2023. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra

Elhaji Cisse was busy on Friday, the day he was killed, tweeting hundreds of times as riots erupted beyond the walls of his compound in a busy suburb of Senegal's capital Dakar.

In one post, the 26-year-old student warned his 1,700 followers about security forces firing live rounds at protesters. In another, he shared first aid tips for people wounded on the streets.

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