A 2004 peace accord restored order in Casamance and led to hopes that the region might once again become a valuable tourist destination.

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Two people were killed in an attack on a bus in August. The Casamance region is separated geographically from the rest of the country by Gambia.

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Last Friday, soldiers were returning from patrol when they were ambushed in an attack thought to have been carried out by rebels from the Casamance Movement of Democratic Forces.

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The source said the French victim had lived in Casamance and was married to a Senegalese woman.

BBC: Four killed in Senegal's Casamance region

The Senegalese army said rebels from the Casamance Movement for Democratic Forces attacked Credit Mutuel bank in Kafountine on Friday.

BBC: Four killed in Senegal's Casamance region

At least four people, including a Frenchman, have been killed in a raid on a bank by suspected separatist rebels in Senegal's Casamance region.

BBC: Four killed in Senegal's Casamance region