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17-year-old killed with machete near Kébémer

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Map: Kébémer, Senegal

A 17-year-old teenager, Gora, was fatally wounded with a machete in a village in the Kébémer area of Senegal. The suspect, another young man, was arrested by the gendarmerie and the victim’s body was taken to Kébémer health centre, according to Senego.

A 17-year-old identified as Gora was fatally wounded by a machete blow delivered by another young man on Tuesday in a village in the Kébémer area of Senegal, according to initial information reported by Senego.

The suspect was arrested and handed over to the Kébémer gendarmerie. The victim’s body was taken to the town’s health centre, Senego reports.

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