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  • World NewsSenegalese opposition leader claims police attempted assassination using toxic gas

    Senegalese opposition leader claims police attempted assassination using toxic gas

    Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko, 48 years old, claimed yesterday that foreign laboratories have confirmed that a gas police sprayed at him in March was “toxic and deadly,” accusing them of attempting to assassinate him. In mid-March, Sonko stated that he felt unwell due to tear gas, which he claimed was deployed by the police during his forced transfer to…