Three die in new attack

Three people died on Saturday after a group of armed men hijacked an unknown number of cars and robbed passengers along a highway in Casamance, Southern Senegal, AFP reported. The incident occurred in the town of Mamepalago, 55 km north of the main city, Ziguinchor, AFP said. This latest attack was carried out by presumed members of the Mouvement des forces democratiques de Casamance and raised to four the number of people killed in Casamance since March 23 when the MFDC and the government signed the second part of a two-tiered peace accord. The MFDC is an armed group which has been fighting since 1982 for self-rule for Casamance. Last month's accord was the first between the government of President Abdoulaye Wade and the MFDC. Previous accords failed to bring peace to the troubled area.