Nine dead in protests after opposition leader sentenced in Senegal
STORY: Nine dead in protests after opposition leader sentenced in Senegal
DATELINE: June, 2023
LENGTH: 00:01:15
LOCATION: Dakar
CATEGORY: OTHERS
SHOTLIST:
1. various of the protests in Senegalese capital Dakar
STORYLINE:
Nine people were killed during protests in Senegal, especially in the capital of Dakar and the southern city of Ziguinchor, that broke out following the sentencing of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko, authorities said.
Addressing the press on Thursday evening, Interior Minister Antoine Felix Abdoulaye Diome said the government "has decided to temporarily suspend the use of certain digital applications through which calls for violence and hatred are made."
The Criminal Chamber of the Dakar High Court on Thursday morning sentenced Sonko to two years in prison for "corrupting youth."
Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Dakar.
(XHTV)
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