Yus, Upon seeing the e-mail you forwarded on behalf of Hamadi, I called the BBC African Service and one of the senior producers, Richard Lee, confirmed to me that there was a demonstration in the Gambia today, concerning students, as a result of which some students were killed by the Soldiers. According to Richard Lee, 11 people were killed, and five of them are confirmed to be students. One of the deceased was a Red Cross volunteer and the rest were civilians, Richard added. He couldn't confirm whether a journalist was among those killed. But he said the situation was now said to be under control, according to the BBC correspondent in the Gambia. The students demonstrations were said to be started by GTTI students, but there were disturbances Banjul, Brikama and Kanifing. Anyway, I'll work on a more detailed story if someone has not sent something comprehensive by tomorrow. These killings also need to be put in some context, inshallah! Ebrima ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------