Senegal investigates desecration of LGBTQ gravesite

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Demonstrators shout slogans during a rally in Senegal. PHOTO | AFP

Footage said to show a gay man's body being dug up from a grave and burned has shocked Senegal, triggering an investigation in the conservative country where homophobia is rife.

The perpetrators arrived at a cemetery in the central city of Kaolack on Saturday evening searching for the grave of a man buried the day before, the public prosecutor said.