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The tension was at its height this Thursday morning in Niafrang in the Bignona department. The exploitation of zircon has been at the center of a lively controversy between populations and public authorities for several years in this locality in the south of the country.
Indeed, the inhabitants of the said locality vigorously opposed the prefect's visit. The city council, escorted by soldiers armed to the teeth, nevertheless made the trip. Once there, he encountered the barricades erected by local residents. It took the mediation even of the wise men of Niafrang to get the young people to remove the barriers.
Other inhabitants welcomed him by hoots and red armbands. Besides, if it had not been for the presence of these soldiers, the worst would have happened. The authority, by visiting the site, had mobilized senior officers of the Army and the National Gendarmerie, as well as the heads of the various services of the State.
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