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Originally Posted by Dave The Hat
Just received this unfortunate report through:
A vehicle carrying four Spanish tourists was attacked by gunmen on 25 January near the Casamance town of Diouloulou, around 11 miles (18km) from the border with Gambia. The assailants reportedly stole a significant amount of money from the tourists and raped the three women among the Spanish group, before releasing the victims.
During the attack, which took place at around 16.00 (local time), around 5,000 euros was reportedly stolen from the tourists. The victims were held captive for three hours. Police continue to search for the assailants.
Although security has generally improved in Casamance, there was a separate incident on 6 January in which gunmen killed 14 people near the southern town of Borofaye. Arrests have now been made in that case which may be linked to illegal logging. Additional troops have also been deployed to the area to counter such criminal activity.
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Hmmm.....Went through Diouloulou twice in October and twice in November (with my wife as pillion on the November run).
This is bad news for those Senegalese in Abene and Kafountine trying to earn by supportingthe tourist industry.
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