Reuters, 26/01 14:49 CET
DAKAR (Reuters) – Senegal said on Tuesday
it had interrogated some 900 people over a three-day period as part of
efforts to prevent attacks by Islamist militants following a series of
strikes in the region.
The former French colony has a reputation for stability
in an otherwise turbulent region, having never suffered a major attack,
despite sharing a border with Mali where al Qaeda-linked fighters have
been active in desert areas for years.
But two high-profile attacks targeting foreigners in the
capitals of Mali and Burkina Faso since November have added to signs
that an Islamist insurgency is spreading, prompting Senegal to boost
security.
“Nearly 900 people were called in for questioning in the
context of the security campaign led by national police amid the
terrorist threat,” said police spokesman Henry Boumy Ciss, referring to a
weekend campaign in the capital Dakar and the nearby city of Thies.
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Source: Euronews
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