Senegal clashes kill one after opposition leader Ousmane Sonko arrest | News24

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Senegal clashes kill one after opposition leader Ousmane Sonko arrest | News24

Senegalese police have clashed with supporters of arrested opposition leader Ousmane Sonko, leaving one person dead in the south of the country, a police official has said.

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