Threats from Pastef’s « black blocks »: Auchan and Total under police surveillance in Senegal

After having destroyed, ransacked and burned everything on their way to Dakar, during the « attempt » to arrest Ousmane Sonko, the « Black Blocks », named after the shock groups made up of Pastef’s French ultra-breakers, wanted to sow anarchy and chaos in Mbour.

In other words, says « The Witness », to carry out acts of vandalism everywhere in the city of Mbour to demand the release of Guy Marius Sagna, Clédor Sène and Assane Diouf arrested. According to the newspaper, these Senegalese « Black Blocks » had planned to ransack public buildings and, above all, symbols of France such as « Total » stations and « Auchan » shops.

When informed, the elements of the police station of Mbour, reinforced by companies of the IMG, very soon took position on different strategic points of Mbour. In particular, at the « Auchan-Mbour » supermarket which the police placed under very high surveillance. For how long?