In Senegal, 13 youths were killed by armed elements in the Casamance region. According to the Senegalese Press Agency, armed elements attacked young people who were looking for wood in the Bayotte forest. Nine were badly injured during the attack and taken to a hospital in Ziguinchor. <br/><br/>A security source said, Casamance has been ravaged by armed conflict for more than three decades. The separatist rebels of Movement for Democratic Forces (MFDC) in Casamance are fighting for independence in Senegal since 1982.The attack comes a day after two MFDC fighters were released by the Senegalese army following negotiations.