Nouakchott - Mauritanian armed security forces have arrested the country's losing challenger from presidential elections, taking him away after a stakeout at his campaign headquarters.
A spokesperson says police entered campaign headquarters as opposition leader Mohamed Ould Khouna Haidalla and others were carrying out morning prayers.
Haidalla is a former military dictator who had tried to win back power at the polls last week, 19 years after President Maaoya Sid'Ahmed overthrew him in a coup.
The Interior Ministry on Saturday declared Taya the winner of the presidential vote, with 67%. Taya, the strongest of five challengers, received 19%, the Interior Ministry said.
Haidalla and other opposition leaders rejected the outcome, saying it was based on fraud and intimidation.
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