Senegal Police fire tear gas at anti-gay protestors

Senegal Police fire tear gas at anti-gay protestors

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DAKAR (Reuters) - Police in Senegal fired tear gas to disperse anti-homosexual demonstrators outside Dakar's main mosque on Friday after the publication of photos from a gay wedding in the mostly Muslim nation.

Gossip magazine Icone published pictures in its February edition apparently taken during a marriage ceremony between two men in the West African country, where homosexuality is illegal.

"We want homosexuals to be wiped out in this country. We will continue to fight for Senegal to become a Muslim nation," said Cheikh Tidiane Ndiaye, a fisheries agent among the stone-throwing demonstrators around the Grande Mosquee de Dakar.

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Yikes...I'd say it might be a wise idea for any openly gay folks to steer clear of Senegal. Lot's of hatred flowing.

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