SENEGAL: Execution-style murder underscores resurgent violence

Reuters and AlertNet are not responsible for the content of this article or for any external internet sites. The views expressed are the author's alone. ZIGUINCHOR, 23 July 2008 - A man was executed during a robbery by rebels on a road in the southern Casamance region of Senegal on 22 July, the latest indication of resurgent violence in the restive province. Witnesses to the attack said 30 armed men stopped 15 cars at a roadblock on the Ziguinchor-Bignona road and stole money, jewellery and mobile phones from passengers, who included a local politician. The man who was executed was wearing a military beret and was shot to death, witnesses said. The army has denied the man was a member of the armed forces, but other sources in the local administration said he was a soldier. The Senegalese army has a heavy presence in the... [read full story]