Mauritania: Four jihadists escape after jail break
07 March 2023 |
5:24 am
Authorities are searching for a group of "terrorists" who escaped prison. Mauritania has largely been unscathed by the Islamist terrorism that has affected its neighbors in the Sahel region.
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