Mauritania: Peace Corps Withdraws Volunteers Because of Security Fears
By Larry Habegger | Permalink |The U.S. Peace Corps is withdrawing its volunteers from Mauritania because of concerns about safety and security. The decision follows a suicide bombing outside the French Embassy August 8 that killed the bomber and injured three others, the murder of an American teacher in June in the capital city Nouakchott by a group with al-Qaeda links, and the December 2007 murder of four French citizens by the same group. The Peace Corps office in Nouakchott will remain open, but the U.S. Mission advises personnel to avoid areas with significant crowds, places where large numbers of foreigners gather, large public events, travel after dark or non-essential travel outside Nouakchott.
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