Baa Saja, What are these: " I am just hearing about this for the first time even though I am an active Gambian as far as politics and current affairs are concerned"; " As a journalist you need to interrogate every information that comes your way before sharing with your readers." I suppose you have just returned to town from Bureng! What!!!!!! Omar Joof. >From: Alieu Darboe <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list ><[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: TWO LEFT DEAD, SIX OTHERS CRITICALLY INJURED >FOLLOWING SHOOTING INCIDENT >Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 12:31:15 -0000 > >Pa Ndery and All of you on the L, > >The story said to have been reported by Le Soleil has no truth in it as far >as I know. I am just hearing about this for the first time even though I am >an active Gambian as far as politics and current affairs are concerned. > >Pa, I have advised you previously that seek confirmation before you >circulate stuff by other news providers. You are a Gambian what stopped you >from re-confirming this story.NO SUCH THING HAS HAPPENED HERE IN THE >GAMBIA, NO DEMONSTRATTION,NO SHOOTING,NO DEATHS AND NO INJURIES. You can >even try confirming some stories through your younger brother, who is also >trying here as a newspaper reporter, or use other sources. As a journalist, >you need to interrogate every information that comes your way, before >sharing with your readers. > >Finally, I want to commend you for your other postings that are immensely >useful, and great news for me.And I have no reason to believe what you >posted was malicious. > >GRACIAS > >Alieu Badara > >-----Original Message----- >From: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list >[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Pa Nderry M'bai >Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2005 11:57 AM >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: TWO LEFT DEAD, SIX OTHERS CRITICALLY INJURED FOLLOWING SHOOTING >INCIDENT > >NEWS >TWO LEFT DEAD, SIX OTHERS CRITICALLY INJURED FOLLOWING SHOOTING INCIDENT IN >THE GAMBIA >BY STAFF WRITER > > > >-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >September 14, 2005 >At least two people were confirmed death, six others critically injured on >Sunday in Kanifing following attempts by Gambia's police to disperse >demonstrators, who protested the exorbitant ferry tariffs introduced by The >Gambian government, a Senegalese prominent newspaper called Lesoleil >reported on Tuesday. > >According to reports reaching the ALLGAMBIAN online newspaper, the >demonstrators were handled with an iron hand by Gambia's police, which >resulted the deaths of two Gambians and six others critically injured. > >A lead story carried by the Lesolei Newspaper says, the protesters who were >victims of police brutality and heavy handedness demanded that the much >talked about exorbitant ferry Tariffs, which provoked The Gambia/Senegalese >border crisis be reduced in the interest of sub-regional trade. > >The paper reported that a Gambian student and a carpenter died during the >confrontation, which also left ten Gambian police officers slightly >injured. > >"Shortly after the fracas, The Gambia's police reportedly went ahead >arresting demonstrators, who were said to be simply calling for the >reduction of tariffs at the ferries. They also called for free movement of >goods and people, as was gathered by the correspondent of APS "Agent Presse >Senegalese" news network" the Lesoleil reported. > >According to sources quoted by the Lesoleil Newspaper, on August 19Th, the >inhabitants of Basse, a border town which is situated 12 killometers on the >east side of Welligara Senegal, also demonstrated calling for the >"normalisation of transportation" between Senegal and The Gambia. > >"The Gambian population in the following towns that are bordering with >Senegal-Bansang, Brikama, Soma, Basse, etc had postponed their own side of >the demonstration in observance of The Zambia/Senegal football match, that >took place on September 3, 2005. They have promised to remain in solidarity >with the demonstrators until all tariffs are normalised." the paper >intimated. > >Meanwhile, according to the paper, local Imams in the area have appealed >for >calm. They urged the demonstrators to remain calm, while urging The Gambian >authorities to reestablish dialogue with Senegal, in order to find a >lasting >solution to the month long border crisis between the two countries. Reports >say tiny Gambia had been paralysed economically by the border impasse, as >the country was said to have witnessed a dramatic reduction on ferry >revenue >collections. Neighbouring Senegal had insisted that it will not settle for >anything other than ferry tariff reduction. The border impasse still >remained unchanged. > >The Gambian government had not yet reacted to the said story, which is a >subject of discussion in the streets of Senegal. The ALLGAMBIAN online >newspaper, received numerous mails from concerned Gambians Tuesday, urging >us to investigate the Sunday shootings, which reportedly left two people >dead and six others critically injured. Following this tip off, we embarked >on a vigorous investigations to ascertain the veracity of the story. While >local sources confirmed hearing such reports, Senegal's Lesoleil Newspaper >in a story confirmed the said shooting did indeed took place in The Gambia. > >Below is the unedited story of the Lesoleil Newspaper on The Gambian >shooting incident. >-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > >GAMBIE : Manifestations pour la baisse des tarifs du bac : deux morts et >six >blessés gambiens > >Des manifestations réprimées par la Police gambienne ont fait deux morts et >six blessés graves, dimanche dans les villes de Sérécounda et de Kanifing >où >plusieurs personnes réclamaient la baisse des tarifs du bac de Farafégné. > >Selon des sources proches de la Police frontalière sénégalaise à Kolda >(Sud), un étudiant et un menuisier ont trouvé la mort dans les >affrontements >avec la Police gambienne dont une dizaine de ses éléments ont été >légèrement >blessés. > >La Police a, en plus, procédé à des arrestations parmi les manifestants >qui, >outre le retour aux anciens tarifs du bac, réclament la circulation sans >entrave des personnes et des biens, a appris le correspondant de l'Aps à >Kolda auprès des mêmes sources. > >Le 19 août dernier, les habitants de Bassé, une ville frontalière à 12 km à >l'est de Vélingara (Sénégal) avaient manifesté pour réclamer « la >normalisation » du transport entre le Sénégal et la Gambie. > >Les populations gambiennes des villes frontalières au Sénégal (Bansa, >Birkama, Soma, Bassé, etc.) qui avaient reporté leur marche à cause du >match >Zambie-Sénégal du 3 septembre dernier, promettent de remettre ça jusqu'à >obtenir le retour aux anciens tarifs du bac. > >Les imams, face à cette situation, sont montés au créneau en appelant les >populations au calme et aux autorités gambiennes à rétablir le dialogue >avec >leurs homologues sénégalaises pour un règlement du problème, selon une >source sûre jointe au téléphone par le correspondant de l'Aps. > > > >Go To Top > >-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >Copyright © 2004 AllGambian.Net. 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