Mauritania: Gunmen kill French tourists

Four French tourists were shot dead by robbers today in the west African country of Mauritania.

Mauritania: Gunmen kill French tourists
Mon, 24 Dec, 2007 - 16:17

Four French tourists were shot dead by robbers today in the west African country of Mauritania.

Police said the killings happened near the town of Aleg, about 100 miles from the capital Nouakchott in the east of the former French colony.

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