Algeria hostage crisis

IN AMENAS, Algeria - Photo taken secretly on Jan. 16, 2013, by one of the Algerians held hostage at a gas plant in In Amenas shows three attackers (background R) guarding foreigners while Algerians (L) are left alone. Dozens, including many foreign nationals, later died in the hostage crisis.

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