Swedish driver Mattias Ekstrom and his co-driver Emil Bergkvist steer their Audi's electric vehicle during the Stage 5 of the Dakar 2022 around Riyadh in Saudi Arabia, on January 6, 2022. /CFP
Swedish driver Mattias Ekstrom and his co-driver Emil Bergkvist steer their Audi's electric vehicle during the Stage 5 of the Dakar 2022 around Riyadh in Saudi Arabia, on January 6, 2022. /CFP
The French government is considering canceling the Dakar rally as prosecutors investigate the explosion in Saudi Arabia that targeted a car and badly injured its French driver, Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Friday.
"We thought that maybe it's best to abandon this sporting event... the question remains open," Le Drian told BFM television, adding that "there was potentially a terror attack against the Dakar."
Source(s): AFP