| 2008 attack on the Israeli embassy in Mauritania | |
|---|---|
| Part of Insurgency in the Maghreb (2002–present) | |
  2008 Nouakchott Israeli embassy attack (Mauritania) Site of the attack | |
| Coordinates | 18°06′08.4″N 15°58′34.1″W / 18.102333°N 15.976139°W |
| Date | 1 February 2008 2:20 a.m. (GMT) |
| Target | Embassy of Israel |
Attack type | Terrorist attack |
| Weapons | |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Injured | 3 |
| Perpetrators | Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) |
| Motive | Islamic extremism |
On 1 February 2008, at least three gunmen who allegedly belonged to the Islamic terrorist group Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb opened fire outside the Israeli embassy in Nouakchott, the capital of Mauritania. Armed with rifles and grenades, they injured three bystanders. Eight suspects were later arrested.