Sunday, 9 July, 2000, 15:21 GMT 16:21 UK
Seven dead in Casamance clashes
At least seven people in Senegal have been killed after renewed fighting between the
military and separatist rebels in the troubled province of Casamance.
The clashes broke out late on Saturday after members of the rebel Movement of
Democratic Forces of Casamance -- MFDC -- began clearing farmers from an area in
Tanasse.
The farmers were said to have been passing information to the military about rebel
activities.
A senior military official said that five rebels had been killed in the fighting and many
more seriously injured.
Two soldiers were also killed.
Sporadic gunfire in the area lasted several hours. A correspondent for the BBC in the
area said the situation was confused and chaotic.
From the newsroom of the BBC World Service

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