THOUSANDS of Senegalese took to the streets to celebrate the country's Independence Day, in a show of patriotism just a week after political tensions led to violent clashes between security forces and opposition supporters. People lined the streets of the capital Dakar to watch the first military parade to be held in the city in four years following a break caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. "It's the first time I've attended," said Daouda Tall, a student at the University of Dakar as soldiers clapped and sang and tanks drove down a central boulevard. "It's really moving. When you see this, you are…