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Three more arrests in murder of Chinese trader in Dakar

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Three more people have been arrested in the investigation into the murder of a Chinese national during a burglary in Cité Fayçal, Dakar. The attack also left another Chinese national injured and led to the dismantling of a burglary network, Senego reports.

Three more people have been arrested in the investigation into the murder of a Chinese trader in Cité Fayçal, Dakar, Senego reports. Investigators are seeking to establish each person’s role in the burglary that turned deadly.

The attack took place at around 4am in a villa belonging to Ousmane Diagne, president of Senegal’s Constitutional Council. Residents, woken by gunshots and calls for help, found the victim struggling with two attackers on the first floor. Another Chinese national was wounded with a knife. The investigation led to the dismantling of a burglary network, with some accomplices confessing.

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