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Senegal: 3 Dead as Pre-Election Protests Intensify

HeadlineFeb 21, 2012

Protests have intensified in the West African country of Senegal over President Abdoulaye Wade’s bid for a third term. At least three people were reportedly killed in protests over the weekend, one week before the election. The government apologized after tear gas was thrown into a mosque in Dakar on Friday. The country’s constitution limits the presidency to two terms, but Senegal’s highest court last month cleared the 85-year-old president to run again.

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