1.0 link 220625 <![CDATA[Christopher Leggett Death: Al Qaida Says It Killed American In Mauritania For Proselytizing]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/06/25/christopher-leggett-death_n_220625.html NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania &mdash; Al-Qaida's North African branch has claimed responsibility for the killing of an American aid worker shot dead this week in Mauritania's capital, Al-Jazeera TV reported Thursday.

The Arab satellite TV station aired an audio statement purportedly issued by al-Qaida of the Islamic Maghreb spokesman Salah Abu Mohammed, who said the group killed 39-year-old Christopher Ervin Leggett on Tuesday because he was allegedly trying to convert Muslims to Christianity.

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