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3 Spanish aid workers kidnapped in Mauritania
Quick Read3 aid workers kidnapped in Mauritania, Spanish minister suspects al-Qaida-linked militants
NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania (AP) — Army teams and planes searched the desert nation Monday for three Spanish volunteers kidnapped by gunmen, and Spain's interior minister said he suspected al-Qaida-linked Islamists were behind the attack.
The three aid workers were in a 4-wheel drive vehicle at the very back end of a convoy when the attack happened Sunday in the West African country.
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