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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ca.1970
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Cleveland, Tennessee
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Taught language and computer science in El Kasr, a neighborhood in Nouakchott, Mauritania
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Christopher Ervin Leggett
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Killed in Mauritania's capital in late-June 2009
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Al Qaeda claimed responsibility for the killing
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Was accused of "trying to convert Muslims to Christianity" according to reports
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Was a member of the First Baptis Church of Cleveland in Tennessee
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Married with four children, lived in Africa with his family for about six years
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Graduated from Cleveland High School in 1986
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