page_title: 2009 Nouakchott suicide bombing
hierarchical_section_title: 2009 Nouakchott suicide bombing
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Zentralmoschee in Nouakchott, Mauritanien English: Central mosque in Nouakchott, Mauritania Русский: Вид на мечеть и г. Нуакшот, Мавритания
context_page_description: The 2009 Nouakchott suicide bombing occurred in Nouakchott, the capital of Mauritania, on August 8, 2009, outside the embassy of France. It was the first instance of a suicide bombing in the history of Mauritania. The bombing killed the perpetrator and wounded three people.
  The attack occurred three weeks after Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz had claimed victory in the contested 2009 Mauritanian presidential election. His inauguration took place on August 5, 2009, just three days before the Nouakchott bombing.
context_section_description: The 2009 Nouakchott suicide bombing occurred in Nouakchott, the capital of Mauritania, on August 8, 2009, outside the embassy of France. It was the first instance of a suicide bombing in the history of Mauritania. The bombing killed the perpetrator and wounded three people.
  The attack occurred three weeks after Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz had claimed victory in the contested 2009 Mauritanian presidential election. His inauguration took place on August 5, 2009, just three days before the Nouakchott bombing.
caption: Nouakchott
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