2008 Dakar Rally Canceled For Security-Related Reasons

The organisers of the 2008 Dakar, Amaury Sport Organisation (A.S.O.), announced that they decided to cancel this year's rally which was due to start from the Portuguese capital today, Saturday, January 5, due to security concerns in the African republic of Mauritania. An official statement issued by A.S.O. stated that: "Based on the current international political tension and the murder of four