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Terrorism In Algeria

30 hostages killed as Algeria crisis ends
Local Japanese News In English

Thirty hostages were killed last night when Algerian forces stormed a remote desert gas plant occupied by militants in retaliation for French intervention in Mali, an Algerian security official said.
(Gulf Daily News)
Source: News On Japan

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Algeria kidnap: five Britons dead or missing

Foreign Secretary William Hague says five Britons and one UK resident dead or unaccounted for in Algeria kidnap Ref. BBC

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Algeria's prime minister says 37 foreign hostages were killed during the four-day-long standoff at a natural gas plant, and that at least one Canadian was among the Islamist militants who took hundreds hostage. Abdelmalek Sellal said Monday that the kidnappers came from Egypt, Canada, Mali, Niger, Mauritania and Tunisia. Ref. USAToday

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Three Americans were killed in the hostage crisis at an Algerian gas plant last week, a senior administration official said Monday. Previously, one American was known to have been killed.

Earlier in the day, the prime minister of Algeria said at least 37 hostages from multiple countries had died in the terrorist seizure.

Algerian special forces stormed the complex twice -- once Thursday and then again Saturday -- to free hostages held by Islamist militants for four days. The government said it did so because the militants were planning to blow up the installation and flee to neighboring Mali with hostages. Ref. CNN

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Bodies of 9 killed in Algeria return to Japan
Local Japanese News In English

Seven survivors and the bodies of nine Japanese slain in a hostage crisis in Algeria returned to Tokyo on a government plane Friday. (The West)
Source: News On Japan

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4 Algerian troops killed in bomb attack:

Four Algerian soldiers were killed when two bombs struck their passing patrol in the region of Tipaza, west of the capital Algiers, media reports said Wednesday, adding the attack wounded another three troops. Ref. Source 4

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Algerian army kills 2 armed militants near capital:

Algeria's Ministry of Defense says two militant Islamist were killed in an ambush in Boumerdes province east of the capital. The statement said the armed men were killed early Tuesday. Ref. Source 5

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Algerian jihadists kidnap Frenchman following ISIS calls to attack Westerners:

An Al-Qaeda splinter group has kidnapped a French citizen and announced it will execute him if Paris doesn't stop its military action against the Islamic State in Iraq. France has confirmed the incident, but says it will not change the nation's position. Ref. Source 9