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Six hostages, 8 kidnappers killed in Algeria siege - chairman - 01-17-2013
(Reuters) - Six foreign hostages and eight of their captors were killed when Algerian forces fired on a vehicle being used by besieged gunmen at a gas plant in the remote Algerian desert on Thursday, a local source told Reuters.
Mauritania's ANI news agency, which has been in constant contact with the kidnappers, said seven hostages were still being held: two Americans, three Belgians, one Japanese and one British citizen.
The standoff, which began when gunmen stormed the gas plant on Wednesday morning demanding a halt to a French military operation in neighbouring Mali, has unfolded into one of the biggest international hostage crises in decades.
Re: Six hostages, 8 kidnappers killed in Algeria siege - ketchim - 01-17-2013
Oh maaannn....
Are these Africans OR Arabs in Africa ??
Re: Six hostages, 8 kidnappers killed in Algeria siege - chairman - 01-17-2013
Breaking: Algeria informed U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron about military operations only after they were under way. http://wsj.com