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Britons 'may still be hostage' in Algeria
Jan 18, 2013 05:34 EST
The Foreign Office said on Friday that hostages, possibly including Britons, are still being held at a remote Algeria gas field after a deadly rescue bid, as criticism mounted of Algiers' decision to resort to force against the Islamist captors.
Algeria under fire over raid as fears mount for hostages
Jan 18, 2013 03:59 EST
Algeria came under mounting international criticism on Friday as fears grew for dozens of foreign hostages still unaccounted for after a deadly commando raid against their Islamist captors at a desert gas field.
Anxiety mounts over deadly hostage raid in Algeria
Jan 18, 2013 00:51 EST
Western governments voiced alarm over the fate of dozens of foreigners seized by Islamists at a gas plant in the Algerian desert after several hostages were killed in a dramatic rescue operation.
Alarm mounts over deadly Algerian hostage operation
Jan 17, 2013 21:40 EST
Foreign governments voiced alarm over the fate of their citizens seized by Islamists at a gas plant in the Algerian desert, where a dramatic rescue operation left several hostages dead.
Algerian kidnapper Belmokhtar: Islamist or brigand?
Jan 17, 2013 12:36 EST
Mokhtar Belmokhtar, the one-eyed Islamist whose men seized dozens of hostages in a deadly attack on an Algerian gas field, is a wily desert fox branded as a terrorist by some but perhaps just a common brigand.
Islamists say scores dead in Algerian assault
Jan 17, 2013 11:57 EST
Algerian troops launched an air and ground assault Thursday on a gas complex besieged by Islamists, killing nearly 50, most of them hostages, the kidnappers said as they threatened to kill their remaining captives.
Algeria 'kills 50 people' in strike on Islamists
Jan 17, 2013 11:15 EST
Algerian troops Thursday launched strikes on a gas complex where Islamists are holding dozens of foreigners killing nearly 50 people, most of them hostages, the kidnappers said.
Algerian army 'frees two Britons'
Jan 17, 2013 10:21 EST
The Algerian army on Thursday freed four hostages, including two Britons, a Frenchman and a Kenyan, being held by Islamist gunmen at a remote gas plant in southeast Algeria, the APS news agency reported.
Algeria 'kills 34 hostages' in strike on Islamists
Jan 17, 2013 09:08 EST
Algerian military forces killed 34 hostages and 15 of their Islamist kidnappers in an assault on a remote desert gas field on Thursday, the ANI news agency quoted a spokesman for the kidnappers as saying.
Hostages 'escape' from beseiged Algeria gas field
Jan 17, 2013 08:12 EST
Thirty Algerian workers and 15 foreigners managed to escape on Thursday from a gas facility in Algeria where they were being held by Islamist extremists along with dozens of Westerners, national media reported.
French troops fight Mali rebels as hostages taken
Jan 17, 2013 04:04 EST
French troops fought rebels in Mali, as security forces in neighbouring Algeria surrounded Islamist fighters who killed two people, took more than 40 foreign hostages and called for an end to France's "crusade".
Algeria kidnap victims 'top priority': Japan
Jan 17, 2013 00:47 EST
Japan said on Thursday it was placing "top priority" on the lives of hostages, including a number of Japanese, snatched by Islamist gunmen who attacked a gas complex in Algeria.
France battles Mali Islamists as hostage crisis unfolds
Jan 16, 2013 23:56 EST
French troops fought Islamist rebels in Mali while in neighbouring Algeria Al-Qaeda-linked fighters killed two people, took more than 40 foreign hostages and called for an end to France's "crusade".
Algeria troops surround Islamist hostage-takers
Jan 16, 2013 23:24 EST
Algerian troops have surrounded Islamist gunmen who seized 41 hostages in a raid on a gas field as Britain's foreign minister Thursday condemned the "cold-blooded murder" of a Briton in the attack.
France battles Mali Islamists as hostage crisis unfolds
Jan 16, 2013 22:09 EST
French troops fought Islamist rebels in Mali while in neighbouring Algeria Al-Qaeda-linked fighters killed two people, took more than 40 foreign hostages and called for an end to France's "crusade".
Islamists seize 41 hostages at Algeria gas plant
Jan 16, 2013 18:35 EST
Islamist gunmen killed two people and took 41 Western hostages Wednesday in Algeria in what they said was a revenge attack on the country for opening its airspace to French warplanes hitting Islamists in Mali.
Britain, Algeria working 'closely' on hostage crisis
Jan 16, 2013 17:58 EST
Britain is working "very closely at all levels" with Algeria after one of its citizens was reportedly killed and several others seized during an attack on an Algerian gas field, Foreign Secretary William Hague said Wednesday.
Malaysians, Filipinos among Algeria hostages: report
Jan 16, 2013 17:44 EST
Malaysian and Filipino nationals are among the hostages being held at a gas field in Algeria, French news channel France 24 reported Wednesday on the basis of what they said was a phone conversation with a Frenchman also being held.
Islamists 'holding 41 hostages' in Algeria attack
Jan 16, 2013 11:54 EST
Armed Islamists said Wednesday they are holding 41 hostages at an Algerian gas field after killing two foreigners in an attack carried out to avenge Algerian support for French military intervention in Mali.
French troops in Mali ground battle
Jan 16, 2013 11:39 EST
French troops engaged in close combat with Islamist fighters in Mali on Wednesday as Al Qaeda-linked fighters claimed to have seized 41 foreign hostages at a gas plant over the border in Algeria.
