6 gunmen shoot at Israeli embassy in Mauritania

[oberliner]

Six gunmen opened fire on the Israeli Embassy early Friday morning, trading fire with guards before fleeing, screaming "Allah Akbar," witnesses said.

Israel Radio reported that there were no Israeli casualties in the attack.

"The six men arrived by car and regrouped in front of a discotheque just beside the embassy," said Hamza Ould Bilal, a taxi driver who was parked outside the club, called the VIP. Just after 2 a.m., he saw the men pull out their automatic weapons and scream "God is great!" in Arabic, before assailing the embassy, he said.

Guards at the embassy traded fire with the gunmen, repelling them. The men fled on foot, before jumping into a car, said Bilal.

http://haaretz.com/hasen/spages/950293.html

[azurnoir]

1. Probably just a poor chioce of words

the article states there were no Israeli casualties, but were there any at all, article does not say.
It was I poor choice of words because in can IMHO lead to an impression others non-Israeli did not matter, which I do not think was the intent

[oberliner]

2. That line in the article was changed since posted

Here is the new paragraph:

Israel's Ambassador to Mauritania, Boaz Bismuth, said no Embassy staff were hurt in the shooting attack, speaking to Israel Radio in a telephone conversation.

[azurnoir]

3. good deal thanks n/t

[oberliner]

4. Three French citizens were wounded during the attack

Here is the updated lead:

Gunmen opened fire on the Israeli embassy in the Mauritanian capital
Nouakchott early Friday, wounding three French citizens, officials and witnesses said.

[bemildred]

5. Let's hope they catch these idiots.

Although I doubt it will change much.

[oberliner]

7. Report: Mauritania arrests three in Israeli Embassy shooting

Mauritanian authorities have apprehended three suspects believed to be connected to the shooting on the Israeli Embassy in the capital of Nouakchott, Israel Radio said Saturday morning, citing local media reports in Mauritania.

Gunmen opened fire on the Israeli Embassy early Friday, wounding three French citizens, officials and witnesses said.

The three suspects were reportedly arrested while attempting to flee a police checkpoint, according to Israel Radio.

Local media reported that police discovered during the course of the interrogation that the suspects were en route to a rendezvous point nearby, where a getaway car was awaiting them.

Mauritania's foreign minister, Mohamed Saleck Mohamed el-Amin, met with Israel's ambassador, Boaz Bismuth, during which the minister conveyed his sorrow over the shooting, Israel Radio reported.

http://haaretz.com/hasen/spages/950293.html

[Vegasaurus]

6. But it's "all about the occupation"

as all problems in the middle east seem to be (even before there was an occupation.