The clashes erupted between police and supporters of Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko leaving nine people dead, the government said.
Updated: 03 Jun 2023 1:45 pm
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Carrying his belongings a student walks past burned cars as he leaves the Cheikh Anta Diop University after authorities ordered the institution to be closed until further notice in Dakar, Senegal.
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Carrying their belongings students walk past a burned car as they leave the campus of the Cheikh Anta Diop University after authorities ordered the institution to be closed until further notice in Dakar, Senegal.
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Carrying their belongings students walk past a burned car as they leave the campus of the Cheikh Anta Diop University after authorities ordered the institution to be closed until further notice in Dakar, Senegal.
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Soldiers ride a truck as they patrol a street in Dakar, Senegal.
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Carrying a mattress a student leaves the Cheikh Anta Diop University after authorities ordered the institution to be closed until further notice in Dakar, Senegal.
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Burned cars are seen at the entrance of the Cheikh Anta Diop University after authorities ordered the institution to be closed until further notice in Dakar, Senegal.
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A riot police officer runs past a burning car during a protest at the Cheikh Anta Diop University campus in Dakar, Senegal.
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Demonstrators clash with riot policemen during a protest at the Cheikh Anta Diop University campus in Dakar, Senegal.
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A demonstrator throws a rock at riot policemen during a protest at the Cheikh Anta Diop University campus in Dakar, Senegal.
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A riot police officer shots tear gas at demonstrators during a protest at the Cheikh Anta Diop University campus in Dakar, Senegal.
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A demonstrator throws a rock at riot policemen at a neighborhood in Dakar after the country's opposition leader Ousmane Sonko was convicted Thursday of corrupting youth but acquitted on charges of raping a woman who worked at a massage parlor and making death threats against her.
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Demonstrators clash with riot policemen at a neighborhood in Dakar, Senegal after the country's opposition leader Ousmane Sonko was convicted Thursday of corrupting youth but acquitted on charges of raping a woman who worked at a massage parlor and making death threats against her.