This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It will not be checked again for changes.

You can find the current article at its original source at http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/7159420.stm

The article has changed 4 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.

Version 0 Version 1
French tourists die in Mauritania French tourists die in Mauritania
(10 minutes later)
Four French tourists have been shot dead in Mauritania, police say.Four French tourists have been shot dead in Mauritania, police say.
Police said the deaths occurred during a robbery, the Associated Press news agency reported. The four died after being first robbed at gunpoint, Mohamed Ould Lemine - the police chief of Aleg, a town close to where the incident occurred - told AP.
The four died after being first robbed at gunpoint, Mohamed Ould Lemine, the police chief of Aleg, a town close to where the incident occurred, told AP. A fifth was reported to have been seriously injured in the attack, which occurred about 250km (160 miles) east of the capital, Nouakchott.
A fifth was injured in the attack, which occurred about 250km (160 miles) east of the capital Nouakchott, al-Jazeera TV station said. The five are said to have stopped on the side of a road for a picnic when the gunmen approached demanding money.
The gunmen took their money and then opened fire with automatic weapons, before speeding off in a car, the police chief told AP.
Mauritania is one of the world's poorest countries, but has hopes for future prosperity based on the exploitation of its offshore reserves of oil and natural gas.