2009 Nouakchott suicide bombing
[2] The attack occurred three weeks after Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz had claimed victory in the contested 2009 Mauritanian presidential election.[3] Mauritania has witnessed a series of terrorist attacks against Western interests in recent years.[1] The terrorist group, Al-Qaeda Organization in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), claimed responsibility for both attacks.[1] The attacker, a young man, was reportedly wearing a boubou, a traditional men's garment common in Mauritania and other regions of West Africa.[1] Two employees of the French embassy, who were identified as paramilitary gendarmes, were jogging nearby at the time of the attack.