[CNN] -- At least 21 people were killed in the attack in which an al Qaeda-affiliated group is taking partial responsibility.
One man did yell
Allahu akbar
Al Mourabitoun, an Islamist militant group, claimed it was jointly responsible for the attack, according to Mauritanian news agency Al Akhbar. The group announced it carried out the attack with al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), the news agency reported.
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