DAKAR, Senegal — Senegal said it's cutting diplomatic ties with Iran over a seized Iranian weapons shipment.
The West African nation said late Tuesday they believe the weapons seized last year in Nigeria were meant for Gambia-based rebels who have attacked Senegalese soldiers in a disputed border region.
Rebel have waged a low-level insurgency in Casamance since 1983.
Nigerian officials seized the weapons in October in Lagos' busy port. Authorities have said the shipment was bound for Gambia.