Senegal Questions 900 People in Counterterror Operation

Senegal said Tuesday that it had interrogated about 900 people over three days as part of efforts to prevent attacks by Islamist militants following a series of strikes in the region. The former French colony has a reputation for stability in an otherwise turbulent region, having never suffered a major attack despite sharing a border with Mali, where al-Qaida-linked fighters have been active in desert areas for years. But two high-profile attacks targeting foreigners in the capitals of...

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