Faraba shooting

Faraba shooting
LocationFaraba Banta, The Gambia
Date18 June 2018
Deaths3
Injured10
Victims3 protestors
PerpetratorsGambian police officers
InquiryCommission of enquiry led by Emmanuel Joof

The Faraba shooting was an incident in the town of Faraba Banta, The Gambia, that took place on 18 June 2018. During a protest against mining operations, officers of the Gambia Police Force used live ammunition, firing on protesters. Two were killed instantly, with a third dying two days later. A number of other protestors and police officers were injured during the confrontation.

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