Yus,

Upon seeing the e-mail you forwarded on behalf of Hamadi, I called the BBC
African Service and one of the senior producers, Richard Lee, confirmed to
me that there was a demonstration in the Gambia today, concerning students,
as a result of which some students were killed by the Soldiers.

According to Richard Lee, 11 people were killed, and five of them are
confirmed to be students. One of the deceased was a Red Cross volunteer and
the rest were civilians, Richard added.

He couldn't confirm whether a journalist was among those killed. But he said
the situation was now said to be under control, according to the BBC
correspondent in the Gambia.

The students demonstrations were said to be started by GTTI students, but
there were disturbances Banjul, Brikama and Kanifing. Anyway, I'll work on a
more detailed story if someone has not sent something comprehensive by
tomorrow. These killings also need to be put in some context, inshallah!

Ebrima
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