SOME 53 Casamance refugees deported from Guinea-Bissau have arrived in Ziguinchor, southern Senegal, from Sao Dominga where they had been since last week. They were met at the border by local administrative authorities and NGOs represented in Ziguinchor, which took them to Ziguinchor’s children’s centre for further assistance. The returnees – 33 children, 13 women and seven men – appeared to be very tired but were in good health, health authorities said. Asked about the conditions of their deportation, they maintain that Guinea-Bissau security forces were very brutal with them, burning their huts in some cases. – Pana