Friday, February 1, 2008

Israeli Embassy Attacked By Jihadists In Mauritania







And you thought Israelis were safe at least some place? Think again. Okay, I admit it, my first question was, where the heck is Mauritania? Maybe I'm the only one that didn't know that but if there is another out there, Mauritania is in northwest Africa, bordered by Senegal and Algeria and the Atlantic Ocean.
And they have lots and lots of islamists there. And now, a group of jihadists have attacked the Israeli embassy in Mauritania, injuring at least one person. This was an attack by gunfire, not a bomb. Oddly, Israel has had relations with Mauritania for quite some time but get this... recent protests have broken out because of Israel's "handling of Gaza" and this probably led to the attack.
This is just another example of the islamists painting a target on Israelis wherever they are in this world.
Also, this is just further testament about the rise of terrorist attacks across northern Africa - the islamists have now tainted Sudan, Somalia, Algeria, Moroccco, and several others. It will get much worse, I am afraid.

Here's the full story.




Israeli Embassy in Mauritania Attacked
By AHMED MOHAMED – 6 hours ago

NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania (AP) — At least one gunman opened fire on the Israeli Embassy in Mauritania Friday, setting off a battle with guards that wounded one person, according to Israeli officials and witnesses.
The Israeli ambassador to the northwest African nation said the wounded person was a Mauritanian who lived nearby and no embassy employees were hurt.
Two witnesses told The Associated Press that the attack had been carried out by a group of men who shouted "God is Great!" in Arabic before opening fire on the embassy around 2 a.m.
Mauritanian officials issued no immediate comment.
Hamza Ould Bilal, a taxi driver who had been parked outside the VIP, a disco next to the embassy, said that six men gathered outside the club before pulling out weapons and attacking. Guards at the embassy traded fire with the gunmen, who fled on foot and jumped into a car, Bilal said.
Ali Fall, a club employee, said several men attacked the embassy with guns before fleeing in a car.
Israel has had diplomatic relations with Mauritania, a predominantly Muslim member of the Arab League, since 1999.

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