Scores of devout Muslim youths sowed panic with protests in Senegal’s Dakar on Monday – Democracy, elections, and voting at Democracy Chronicles

Violence erupts in Senegal over detention of religious chief

Scores of devout Muslim youths sowed panic in Dakar on Monday as they smashed up dozens of cars in protest against the detention of a powerful religious leader or marabout. Police fired teargas to break up the protesters who moved through the capital smashing the windows of parked cars as well as those…