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| Mauritania: detained Islamists killed American |
| 2009-07-19 |
| Mauritania's state security chief says two men detained in a late-night shootout in the capital are part of an al-Qaida-linked terror cell that killed an American citizen last month. Christopher Leggett, a husband and father of four children. Leggett worked for an aid group that provided computer classes. Mohamed Lemine Ould Ahmed says the pair were among four people responsible for killing a 39-year-old American in Nouakchott in June. Ahmed says two other members of the cell were detained four days after the attack. He said Saturday the attackers had entered Mauritania from Mali. One of the two men detained Friday was shot and wounded by police. Ahmed confirmed reports the wounded man was wearing an explosive belt around his waist. The American had lived in Mauritania for seven years. Al-Qaida claimed responsibility for the American's death. |
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