Three prisoners accused of belonging to an al-Qaida-linked Algerian militant group escaped Thursday from a jail in Mauritania’s capital, officials said. The three men were imprisoned on suspicions of membership in the Salafist Group for Call and Combat insurgency, which has launched attacks inside Mauritania. They escaped from a prison in Nouakchott and an investigation has been launched into the circumstances surrounding their flight, said a top justice official, Limam Ould Teguedi. Full Story
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