2011 Nouakchott bombing plot
| 2011 Nouakchott bombing plot | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Insurgency in the Maghreb (2002–present) | |
 Nouakchott | |
| Location | Nouakchott, Mauritania |
| Date | February 1–2, 2011 |
| Target | President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz and the Embassy of France |
Attack type | Suicide bombing |
| Weapons | truck bomb |
| Deaths | 1 gendarme, 3 perpetrators |
| Injured | 9 |
| Perpetrators | Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) |
18°05′07″N 15°58′21″W / 18.08528°N 15.97250°W
In early February 2011, operatives from Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) attempted a coordinated attack in the capital city of Nouakchott. The plot involved three vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices (VBIEDs) and aimed to assassinate President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz as well as bomb the French Embassy.