When they landed on Saudi soil three years ago, the Dakar organizers did not think they had to deal with the terrorist threat once again. By avoiding a return to its original playground, Africa and its crossed territories subjected to guerrillas after eleven editions in South America, the rally-raid had received the guarantee of the Saudi authorities on the question of security. “
There will be no problem there. The bivouacs will benefit from the security of the airports close to the camp. When we were preparing for the Dakar in Africa, in Mauritania, we always went on reconnaissance with soldiers. In Saudi Arabia, we never needed it! We slept under the stars every night and we never encountered the slightest problem
», Had confided in 2019 to
Figaro
David Castera, the boss of the event just before revealing the move to the Middle East.
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