Mauritania reportedly arrested a British citizen attempting to cross the desert on foot to join al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) in Northern Mali, The Times reported on Saturday (December 29th).
The arrest occurred on the border between Mali and Mauritania on Wednesday during his attempt to cross the Sahara desert.
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