Mauritania buses collide killing 11

The 11 comprised six Mauritanians, two Ivorians, two Togolese and an 11^th individual who has not been identified.

One of the buses had come from the Malian capital Bamako, and most of its passengers were Malians and Guineans as well as Mauritanians returning home, a security source said.

Witnesses said the two vehicles had been travelling at high speed before they collided.