A little more than 10 days after the Grand Magal of Touba, Cheikh Bassirou Mbacké Abdou Khadre, spokesman for the Khalife général des Mourides and president of the organizing committee, made a very firm statement and a warning about the presumed threats that would affect the good conduct of the event. It reveals, on the sidelines of a ceremony of recital of the Koran organized in the framework of the official activities of the organizing committee, that it has been informed of alleged plans of sabotage fomented by “individuals tapis dans l’ombre”. “People have confided to me that they have been informed that people were making plans to sabotage the Magal. These concerns have led me to question and request that I invite the authorities of the State to a reinforcement of security in the religious city”, exposes the spokesman of Touba. On the other hand, Cheikh Bassirou reassures the mouride community and the pilgrims on the tenue in de bonnes conditions du Magal. “I ask everyone to remain calm and to nurture no anxiety. Attempts to sabotage the Magal are doomed to failure.
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