Senegal: Man who shouted ‘Allahu Akbar’ and threw himself into ravine dies

A 25-year-old mason living in Cambérène threw himself into the ravines of the Pikine technopole on Saturday and drowned.

The man identified only as Mr Ndiaye shouted ‘Allahu Akbar’ before diving into it, reports Le Soleil.

Firefighters came to the scene and recovered the lifeless body. A relative of the victim told authorities such have happened in their family before.