All residents of Ould Mansour evacuated, seven people released
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Lecalame
All the residents of Ould Mansour, in Brakna, Mauritania, have left the village, where five National Gendarmerie vehicles are deployed and access is restricted. Seven people detained on Friday 23 October were released the following day, reports Le Calame, citing witnesses and local sources.
All the residents of the village of Oulad Mansour, in the Brakna wilaya, were evacuated while five National Gendarmerie vehicles were deployed at the site, the correspondent for the newspaper Le Calame reported, citing eyewitnesses and local sources.
Seven people detained by members of the National Gendarmerie on the evening of Friday 23 October were released the following day, Saturday 24 October, according to local sources. The village is now sealed off and under heavy surveillance, with a member of the group saying that anyone who tries to approach it risks being arrested.
Oulad Mansour is home to a school, a polling station, several wells and an old cemetery. The village is also home to the mausoleum of the father of Mauritanian lawyer El Mokhtar Ould Ely. The evacuation comes as no official explanation has been given for its causes, the nature of the security measures or how long they will last, according to Le Calame.
