Senegal arrests five over Boko Haram ties, miles from group’s heartland

Senegal said on Monday it had arrested five people suspected of links to Nigerian militant group Boko Haram — a development that could mark a significant expansion of the movement’s operations. The five were arrested last month in the suburbs of Senegal’s capital Dakar and the central town of Kaolak, more than 2,500 km (1,500 …