Senegal apologises for police blunder
Dakar, 20 Feb – (ANA) - Senegal's government has apologised for a "police blunder" after tear gas was fired near a mosque amid protests against President Abdoulaye Wade's re-election bid.
One person reportedly died on Sunday after a demonstration to condemn Friday's tear-gas incident in Dakar.
Six people have now been killed in anti-Wade protests this year, local media say.
Despite the protests, Mr Wade, 85, is standing in Sunday's election.
He is seeking a third term after first winning elections in 2000.
Interior Minister Ousmane Ngom apologised and urged politicians not to hold protests near mosques in the mainly Muslim nation. (ANA)
FA/ANA/20 February 2012---------------