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Clashes in Fass Mbao leave fourth person dead

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Ibrahima Diallo has died after being seriously injured in clashes between wrestling supporters in Fass Mbao, bringing the death toll to four. The violence was reportedly linked to a rivalry between supporters of Bébé Laurent and Siggil, according to Senego.

A fourth man has died after clashes between wrestling supporters in Fass Mbao, in the outskirts of Dakar, during the convoy transporting wrestler Siggil Yeumbeul. Ibrahima Diallo, who came from Yeumbeul, died of his injuries after being seriously wounded in the violence, Senego reports.

According to the Senegalese media outlet, the young man was allegedly hit with a metal object amid a rivalry between supporters. The clashes had already killed three people, two boys and a girl, at the Tally Mame Diarra roundabout, during a confrontation between supporters’ groups of Bébé Laurent of Fass Mbao and Siggil Yeumbeul.

This latest death brings the toll from the violence to four, after the three deaths in clashes between wrestling supporters in Fass Mbao, reported on 2 November 2026.

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