DAKAR, Nov. 7 (Xinhua) -- Thousands of protestors on Friday marched through the main roads of the Senegalese capital Dakar, demanding the resignation of President Abdoulaye Wade.

    The protestors, in response to the call by the opposition Bennoo Siggil Senegal, screaming in the local Wolof language, marched peacefully for two hours under police escort and dispersed without any major incident. The majority of them were young men and women.

    According to the organizers, between 12,000 and 15,000 people participated in the march. The police did not confirm the figure.