Security forces shot and injured two women, and beat several others, during a protest in the city of Touba against the ill-treatment of a 14-year-old boy by members of a religious association, often described as the “religious police”.
The police denied opening fire on the protesters but opened an investigation into the incident.
2017-06-16
Touba, Senegal
The police
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