[1] The attack happened near Aleg, 250 km east of the capital Nouakchott.
[5] The 2008 Dakar Rally was moved to central Europe (known as the 2008 Central Europe Rally when held in April) because of this incident due to concerns of a possible terrorist attack.
[6] An assault rifle was recovered by police from a location close to the scene of the killings.
[7] The Mauritanian interior minister blamed a terrorist sleeper cell for the killings.
[8] Authorities say suspects are members of an extremist group linked to al-Qaida.