Dakar rally cancelled amid terror fears

The annual cross-African Dakar Rally was cancelled today on the eve of the race because organisers feared it may become an al-Qaida target.

Dakar rally cancelled amid terror fears
Fri, 04 Jan, 2008 - 12:16

The annual cross-African Dakar Rally was cancelled today on the eve of the race because organisers feared it may become an al-Qaida target.

The cancellation, the first in the race’s 30-year history, came after the murder of a French tourist family in Mauritania was blamed on the Islamic militants.

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