location: Nouakchott
notes: The commissioner of Dar Naim prison, Nouakchott, escaped an assassination attempt on Thursday. He was followed from his home by an unknown individual in a vehicle. A woman stopped his vehicle, and poured liquid on him, after which he lost control of his car and crashed into the prison wall. He is not in a critical condition.
target_text: location: Nouakchott, fatalities: 0