2009 Nouakchott suicide bombing | |
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![]() Nouakchott | |
Location | Nouakchott, Mauritania |
Date | 8 August 2009 |
Target | Embassy of France |
Attack type | Suicide bombing |
Weapons | Explosive belt |
Deaths | 1 (the perpetrator) |
Injured | 3 |
Perpetrators | al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb |
The 2009 Nouakchott suicide bombing occurred in Nouakchott, the capital of Mauritania, on August 8, 2009, outside the embassy of France. It was the first instance of a suicide bombing in the history of Mauritania.[1] The bombing killed the perpetrator and wounded three people.[2]
The attack occurred three weeks after Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz had claimed victory in the contested 2009 Mauritanian presidential election.[1] His inauguration took place on August 5, 2009, just three days before the Nouakchott bombing.[3]