Rape trial for Senegal's main opposition leader postponed due to protests
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Ousmane Sonko, the main opposition leader in Senegal, had his rape trial postponed due to unrest linked to the case. Three people were killed in the unrest.
Police and Sonko's supporters clashed Monday in the southern city of Ziguinchor where youths threw stones and used tree trunks to barricade streets leading to Sonko’s house.
In the capital, Dakar, around 20 buses were burned in the unrest, which saw protesters hurled stones and firebombs at police, with security forces responding with tear gas.
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