No, this video of police pushed back by the crowd was not shot in Senegal

March 24, 2023

Published on 03/24/2023 23:06

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France 24

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Posts share a video of police being pushed back by an angry mob and claim the scene was filmed in Senegal. It’s wrong.

Police chased by an angry mob. According to the publications that share the viral video, the scene took place in Senegal. However, the images have been diverted several times. The most plausible hypothesis: demonstrations in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2015 against then-President Joseph Kabila.