Dakar issues warning alert after car explosion in Jeddah

The 44th edition of Dakar Rally kicked off from Saudi Arabia’s financial hub on New Year’s Day with a short 19km Prologue, but attention was quickly diverted at around 18:30 local time by an official press released issued by ASO.
In the text, the organiser issued a safety alert for the 3,500 or so inhabitants of the touring camp following a bizarre incident on December 29 at the Donatello Hotel …Keep reading