Mauritanian president shot, wounded
Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz was shot and wounded as he was drove through the capital Nouakchott Saturday, but his life is not in danger, a security source told AFP.
Abdel Aziz was hit in the arm by a bullet that a motorist fired at him as he was driving towards Tweila, around 40 kilometres (25 miles) north of the capital, said the source.
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