2010 Néma suicide bombing
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| 2010 Néma suicide bombing | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Insurgency in the Maghreb (2002–present) | |
| Location | Néma, Hodh Ech Chargui, Mauritania |
| Date | August 25, 2010 |
Attack type | Suicide bombing |
| Weapons | Car bomb |
| Deaths | 1 (the perpetrator) |
| Injured | 3 |
| Perpetrators | Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) |
| Motive | Islamic extremism |
16°37′N 7°15′W / 16.617°N 7.250°W
On 25 August 2010, Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) carried out a suicide car bombing against a Mauritanian military barracks in Néma, a town approximately 1,200 kilometers east of the capital, Nouakchott.
In previous years, AQIM expanded into the Sahel and targeted Mauritania through kidnappings and attacks. In response, Mauritania carried out a cross-border raid into Mali against AQIM camps, with support from French intelligence and coordination. AQIM had vowed to avenge the deaths of seven of its members in the operation.[1] On 8 August 2009 in Nouakchott, a suicide bomber attacked near the French embassy. The attacker died in the explosion, and three other people were injured.[2]