Hostage crisis in Algeria

Hostage crisis in Algeria

TOKYO, Japan - Takeshi Endo, JGC Corp. spokesman, answers reporters' questions in Yokohama on Jan. 17, 2013, about an unfolding hostage crisis in Algeria, in which employees of the Japanese engineering company were taken hostage along with a number of foreign nationals from up to 10 countries.

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