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Mauritania's president shot by his nation's troops
October 14, 2012
CNN reports: Troops opened fire and shot Mauritania's president on Saturday evening, leaving the West African nation's leader 'lightly injured', state news reported.
President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz's convoy 'mistakenly' came under fire as it was heading back toward the capital of Nouakchott, the official AMI news agency reported. The gunshots came from a military unit stationed alongside the road.