Gunmen fire on Israeli embassy in Mauritania

JERUSALEM (CNN) - Gunmen opened fire on the Israeli Embassy in the West African nation of Mauritania Friday morning, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said.

The gunmen fled after government guards fired back, the spokesman said.

A bystander was shot, but no embassy employees were wounded, according to the ministry. The number of gunmen was not immediately known.

The embassy is located in the Mauritanian capital, Nouakchott.