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2008 attack on the Israeli embassy in Mauritania
Part of Insurgency in the Maghreb (2002–present)
Site of the attack
Site of the attack
2008 Nouakchott Israeli embassy attack (Mauritania)
Site of the attack
Coordinates18°06′08.4″N 15°58′34.1″W / 18.102333°N 15.976139°W / 18.102333; -15.976139
Date1 February 2008
2:20 a.m. (GMT)
TargetEmbassy of Israel
Attack type
Terrorist attack
Weapons
  • Guns
  • Hand grenades
Deaths0
Injured3
PerpetratorsAl-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM)
MotiveIslamic extremism

On 1 February 2008, at least three gunmen who allegedly belonged to the Islamic terrorist group Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb opened fire outside the Israeli embassy in Nouakchott, the capital of Mauritania. Armed with rifles and grenades, they injured three bystanders. Eight suspects were later arrested.

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