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- Born: ca.1970 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/811832...
- Birth place: Cleveland, Tennessee http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/811832...
- Taught language and computer science in El Kasr, a neighborhood in Nouakchott, Mauritania http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/arti...
- Full name: Christopher Ervin Leggett http://www.myfoxchattanooga.com/myfox/pa...
- Killed in Mauritania's capital in late-June 2009 http://www.myfoxchattanooga.com/myfox/pa...
- Al Qaeda claimed responsibility for the killing http://www.myfoxchattanooga.com/myfox/pa...
- Was accused of "trying to convert Muslims to Christianity" according to reports http://www.myfoxchattanooga.com/myfox/pa...
- Was a member of the First Baptis Church of Cleveland in Tennessee http://www.myfoxchattanooga.com/myfox/pa...
- Married with four children, lived in Africa with his family for about six years http://www.myfoxchattanooga.com/myfox/pa...
- Graduated from Cleveland High School in 1986 http://www.chattanoogan.com/articles/art...
- Graduated from UTC in 1990 with a buisness degree http://www.chattanoogan.com/articles/art...
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Al Qaeda claimed responsibility for the murder of Christopher Ervin Leggett, an American living and working in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, a country in northwest Africa. Leggett was from Tennessee and taught computer science and language in the capital city of Nouakchott. He had lived in Mauritania for six years with his wife Jackie and his four children.http://www.chattanoogan.com/articles/article_153754.asp
Al Qaeda reportedly killed Leggett for "Christianizing activities."http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8118328.stm
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Cleveland Aid Worker Murdered in Mauritania | cleveland, leggett ...
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CTV.ca | Al Qaeda says it killed American in Mauritania
Al-Jazeera TV says al Qaeda's North Africa branch has claimed responsibility for the killing of an American aid worker shot dead this week in Mauritania's capital.ctv.ca
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Mauritania Arrests 3 Suspected Terrorists, Tahalil Hebdo Says
The group has claimed responsibility for attacks in the Mauritanian capital Nouakchott this year, the murder of American citizen Christopher Leggett on June ... (November 23, 2009)Bloomberg
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Christopher Leggett Death: Al Qaida Says It Killed American In ...
NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania — 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 ...huffingtonpost.com -
Mauritania: AQIM Claims Responsibility for Christopher Leggett ...
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) has claimed responsibility for the murder of Christopher Leggett, an American aid worker resident in Nouakchott, Mauritania. Leggett (he was originally incorrectly identified as Christopher Loge...sahelblog.wordpress.com -
Another AQIM Kidnapping in Mali?
The Controversies around Robert Fowler; AQIM Claims Responsibility for Christopher Leggett Murder; AQIM Suspected in Shooting of Malian Army Officer; AQIM Executes British Citizen. Those are gloomy titles, but as several outlets hav... (November 27, 2009)sahelblog.wordpress.com -
Mauritania: Update on Murder of Christopher Leggett « Sahel Blog
In Mauritania, more news around the killing of an American aid worker, Christopher Leggett, for which AQIM has claimed responsibility. Magharebia reports that Mauritanian authorities arrested two young men on June 25 in connection wi...sahelblog.wordpress.com
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