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Mauritanian president in France after 'friendly fire' shooting

Mauritanian president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz receives treatment at a French military hospital after he said troops "shot him by accident".

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Mauritania's president was admitted to a French military hospital for treatment Sunday, hours after he took to his country's airwaves to say troops had shot him by accident, reports CNN.

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Since January 7, 2023 our colleague and friend Mortaza Behboudi has been imprisoned in Afghanistan, in the Taliban prisons.

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