Kabir,

Senegal`s election campaign has inspired some violent confrontations lately, and it seems it`s a signal by the Senegalese that time is up for "Njoofa" to go. And as we get prepared for elections back home in The Gambia, this campaign violence in Senegal should be a cause of concern, because whenever Senegal sneezes, The Gambia catches cold!

Thanks for the updates.

Regards,
Omar.
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    Dato: 25. februar 2000 19:13
    Emne: Violent Clashes Between Political Foes In Thies
    
    


    Violent Clashes Between Political Foes In Thies
    February 25, 2000 


    DAKAR, Senegal (PANA) - Three adolescent supporters of the Senegalese Democratic Party were wounded and two homes got looted in Thies Thursday during fresh clashes between supporters of the party and those of the ruling Socialist Party. 

    Incumbent President Abdou Diouf, who is candidate of the ruling party, and Abdoulaye Wade of the Senegalese Democratic Party were campaigning in Thies, 70 km from Dakar, when the incident occurred. 

    One of the victims received bullet wounds while the other was injured by a machete. 

    Front pages of local dailies Friday featured the pictures of vehicles calcined during the violence in Thies. 

    Similar incidents occurred in Thies during presidential campaigns in February 1988, won by Diouf. 

    The current campaign, which ends midnight Friday, has been marred by several violent incidents. 




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