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  • Algeria: 8 troops hurt while ending hostage crisis

    January 23, 2013 11:28 AM

    ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) Algeria says it did not sustain heavy losses and that only eight soldiers suffered minor wounds during a four-day siege of a gas plant by al-Qaida-linked militants who took dozens of foreigners hostage. It was the first acknowledgement by the government of any military casualties in the... more »
  • Algeria scours Sahara for 5 missing foreigners

    January 22, 2013 2:45 PM

    ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) Algerian forces scoured the Sahara Desert on Tuesday, searching for five foreign energy workers who vanished during a chaotic four-day battle with hostage-taking Islamist militants. One official says the men may have fled the sprawling complex during the fighting and gotten lost. The four-day confrontation that began... more »
  • Algeria: 37 foreign hostages killed in attack

    January 21, 2013 8:58 AM

    ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) Algeria announced a new death toll Monday from the four-day siege at a natural gas plant, saying that 37 foreign hostages and 29 Islamist militants were killed. A Canadian was reported among the militants. One Algerian worker was also killed, another five foreign workers are still unaccounted... more »
  • Algeria: 37 foreigner hostages killed in attack

    January 21, 2013 8:29 AM

    ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) 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 kidnappers came from Egypt, Canada, Mali, Niger, Mauritania and Tunisia.... more »
  • Desert siege toll passes 80; bomb squads search

    January 21, 2013 5:32 AM

    ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) Algerian bomb squads searched a gas refinery laced with mines on Monday, looking for more explosive traps a day after the discovery of more bodies throughout the site raised the toll from the terrorist siege well past 80. Special forces from the Algerian military stormed the plant... more »
  • Death toll climbs past 80 in siege in the Sahara

    January 20, 2013 4:08 PM

    ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) The death toll from the terrorist siege at a natural gas plant in the Sahara climbed to at least 81 on Sunday as Algerian forces searching the refinery for explosives found dozens more bodies, many so badly disfigured it was unclear whether they were hostages or militants,... more »
  • Official: 25 more bodies found at Algerian plant

    January 20, 2013 4:04 PM

    ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) The death toll from the bloody terrorist siege at a natural gas plant in the Sahara climbed to at least 81 on Sunday as Algerian forces searching the complex for explosives found dozens more bodies, many so badly disfigured they could not immediately be identified, a security... more »
  • Official: 25 more bodies found at Algerian plant

    January 20, 2013 12:31 PM

    ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) An Algerian security official says bomb squads scouring a gas plant where radical Islamists took dozens of foreign workers hostage have found 25 more bodies. The state of some of the bodies discovered Sunday, a day after a bloody raid ended a four-day siege at the plant... more »
  • Official: 'Numerous' other bodies at Algeria plant

    January 20, 2013 12:29 PM

    ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) Algerian bomb squads scouring a gas plant where Islamist militants took dozens of foreign workers hostage found "numerous" new bodies on Sunday as they searched for explosive traps left behind by the attackers, a security official said, a day after a bloody raid ended the four-day siege... more »
  • Official: 25 more bodies found at Algerian plant

    January 20, 2013 10:58 AM

    ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) An Algerian security official says bomb squads scouring a gas plant where radical Islamists took dozens of foreign workers hostage have found 25 more bodies. The state of some of the bodies discovered Sunday, a day after a bloody raid ended a four-day siege at the plant... more »
  • Official: 'Numerous' other bodies at Algeria plant

    January 20, 2013 9:50 AM

    ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) Algerian bomb squads scouring a gas plant where Islamist militants took dozens of foreign workers hostage found "numerous" new bodies on Sunday as they searched for explosive traps left behind by the attackers, a security official said, a day after a bloody raid ended the four-day siege... more »
  • Bloody siege over, de-miners scour plant for traps

    January 20, 2013 5:30 AM

    ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) Algerian de-mining teams were scouring a gas refinery on Sunday that was the scene of a bloody four-day standoff, searching for explosive traps left by the Islamist militants who took dozens of foreigners hostage. The siege left at least 23 captives dead, and the American government warned... more »
  • Bloody siege over, de-miners scour plant for traps

    January 20, 2013 4:52 AM

    ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) Algerian de-mining teams were scouring a gas refinery on Sunday that was the scene of a bloody four-day standoff, searching for explosive traps left by the Islamist militants who took dozens of foreigners hostage. The siege left at least 23 captives dead, and the American government warned... more »
  • Bloody siege over, de-miners scour plant for traps

    January 20, 2013 2:44 AM

    ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) Algeria's state news service says de-mining teams are going through the gas refinery that was the scene of a bloody four-day hostage standoff, searching for explosive traps left by the Islamic militants who took dozens of foreigner prisoner. Algerian special forces stormed the natural gas complex in... more »
  • Algeria: 32 militants killed, with 23 hostages

    January 19, 2013 5:12 PM

    ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) In a bloody finale, Algerian special forces stormed a natural gas complex in the Sahara desert on Saturday to end a standoff with Islamist extremists that left at least 23 hostages dead and killed all 32 militants involved, the Algerian government said. With few details emerging from... more »
  • Algeria: 32 militants killed, with 23 hostages

    January 19, 2013 1:48 PM

    ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) The Algerian government says 32 militants and 23 captives were killed during the three-day military operation to end the hostage crisis at a natural gas plant in the Sahara. The provisional death toll was issued by the Interior Ministry on Saturday after the special forces operation crushed... more »
  • Algerian assault ends crisis, 19 hostages dead

    January 19, 2013 1:47 PM

    AIN AMENAS, Algeria (AP) In a bloody finale, Algerian special forces stormed a natural gas complex in the Sahara desert on Saturday to end a standoff with Islamist extremists that left at least 19 hostages and 29 militants dead. Dozens of foreign workers remain unaccounted for, leading to fears the... more »
  • Algerian assault ends crisis, 19 hostages dead

    January 19, 2013 11:11 AM

    AIN AMENAS, Algeria (AP) Algerian special forces stormed a natural gas complex in the middle of the Sahara desert on Saturday in a "final assault" that ended a four-day-old hostage crisis, according to the state news agency and two foreign governments. At least 19 hostages and 29 Islamist militants have... more »
  • Algeria launches 'final assault'; 7 hostages dead

    January 19, 2013 8:50 AM

    AIN AMENAS, Algeria (AP) Algeria's special forces stormed a natural gas complex in the middle of the Sahara desert on Saturday in a "final assault" aimed at ending a four-day-old hostage crisis, the state news agency reported. It said 11 militants and seven hostages were killed. The report, quoting a... more »
  • Algeria: 7 hostages, 11 militants dead after raid

    January 19, 2013 8:05 AM

    AIN AMENAS, Algeria (AP) Algeria's special forces stormed a natural gas complex in the middle of the Sahara desert in a final assault Saturday, killing 11 militants, but not before they in turn killed seven hostages, the state news agency reported. The report, quoting a security source, didn't specify if... more »
  • Algeria: 7 hostages, 11 militants dead after raid

    January 19, 2013 7:56 AM

    AIN AMENAS, Algeria (AP) Algeria's four-day hostage standoff came to a bloody end Saturday when the country's special forces stormed the remote desert gas plant and killed 11 militants, but not before they in turn executed seven hostages, the state news agency reported. The report, quoting a security source, didn't... more »
  • Algeria: 7 hostages, 11 militants dead after raid

    January 19, 2013 7:46 AM

    AIN AMENAS, Algeria (AP) Algeria's state news agency says the country's special forces stormed a gas installation, killing 11 militants. The agency says seven hostages were killed by militants during the assault. Algerian Press Service says the troops stormed the facility on Saturday after a four-day standoff in which militants... more »
  • Algeria: Day 4 of hostage standoff at Sahara plant

    January 19, 2013 4:56 AM

    AIN AMENAS, Algeria (AP) Algerian security forces tried Saturday to bring an end to a four-day-old standoff with Islamist extremists holding foreign hostages at a remote gas plant, a drama that has left at least 12 dead and horrified governments around the world. Algerian authorities gave no clear sign of... more »
  • Algeria: Day 4 of hostage standoff

    January 19, 2013 2:18 AM

    AIN AMENAS, Algeria (AP) Algerian security forces are facing day four of a standoff with an international band of Islamist extremists still holding foreign hostages at a remote gas plant. At least 12 people, perhaps many more, died in a government attack on a convoy of militants Thursday whose outcome... more »
  • Algeria: 12 hostages have died in the siege

    January 18, 2013 2:41 PM

    PARIS (AP) The bloody three-day hostage standoff at a natural gas plant in the Sahara took a dramatic turn Friday as Algeria's state news service reported that nearly 100 of the 132 foreign workers kidnapped by Islamic militants had been freed. That number of hostages at the remote desert facility... more »
  • Desert siege: 100 of 132 foreign hostages freed

    January 18, 2013 12:00 PM

    AIN AMENAS, Algeria (AP) The bloody three-day hostage standoff at a natural gas plant in the Sahara took a dramatic turn Friday as Algeria's state news service reported that nearly 100 of the 132 foreign workers kidnapped by Islamic militants had been freed. That number of hostages at the remote... more »
  • Algeria: 60 hostages dead, missing in standoff

    January 18, 2013 7:42 AM

    ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) Algeria's state news service says about 60 foreign hostages are unaccounted for in the standoff with Islamist militants now entering its third day. The news service said more than half the 132 foreign hostages had been freed, but the report could not account for the rest. The... more »
  • Algeria says hostage rescue continues at gas plant

    January 18, 2013 5:31 AM

    ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) Algeria's state news agency says the military assault to free hostages being held by Islamic militants is continuing at a remote desert gas installation, and the plant's living quarters have been secured. Citing security officials, the news service released a radio report saying Algerian special forces have... more »
  • UK's Cameron: Algeria operation not finished

    January 18, 2013 5:15 AM

    LONDON (AP) British Prime Minister David Cameron says Algerian forces are "still pursuing terrorists" and are looking for hostages at an oil installation in the Sahara desert. Cameron told lawmakers Friday that Algerian troops are still engaged in an operation to secure a "large and complex site." He said hostages... more »
  • UK Foreign Office says Algeria crisis is not over

    January 18, 2013 1:52 AM

    LONDON (AP) Britain's Foreign Office says the hostage crisis in Algeria "remains ongoing" but it has given no details of the situation. In a statement released Friday morning, the Foreign Office said: "We are not in a position to give further information at this time." Algerian helicopters and special forces... more »
  • Algeria: Army rescues hostages, toll unclear

    January 17, 2013 8:45 PM

    ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) Algerian helicopters and special forces stormed a gas plant in the stony plains of the Sahara on Thursday to wipe out Islamist militants and free hostages from at least 10 countries. Bloody chaos ensued, leaving the fate of the fighters and many of the captives uncertain. Dueling... more »
  • Algeria: Army rescues hostages, toll unclear

    January 17, 2013 5:39 PM

    ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) Algerian helicopters and special forces stormed a gas plant in the stony plains of the Sahara on Thursday to wipe out Islamist militants and free hostages from at least 10 countries. Bloody chaos ensued, leaving the fate of the fighters and many of the captives uncertain. Dueling... more »
  • Militant: 35 hostages die in Algeria raid, 7 live

    January 17, 2013 8:52 AM

    ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) Islamic militants have told a Mauritanian news outlet that that 35 hostages were killed but seven are still alive after Algerian military helicopters strafed a gas complex deep in the Sahara. The spokesman for the Masked Brigade, which claimed responsibility for the attack Wednesday on the Algerian... more »
  • Algeria: 20 hostages escape, including Americans

    January 17, 2013 5:58 AM

    ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) An Algerian security official says at least 20 foreigners have escaped from the natural gas plant deep in the Sahara desert where Islamist militants are holding dozens of hostages. The official said those escaping included Americans and Europeans. He did not give any further details. Militants attacked... more »

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