Algeria shows hostage crisis site to press

Algeria shows hostage crisis site to press

IN AMENAS, Algeria - Journalists arrive at the airport in In Amenas, eastern Algeria, on Jan. 31, 2013, to take part in a press tour of a gas facility where a recent hostage crisis occurred, as the Algerian government showed the site to the media for the first time since the incident. Islamist militants attacked the facility on Jan. 16 and the crisis ended violently four days later as the Algerian government decided to launch a full-scale assault. Thirty-seven foreign nationals who were held hostage and 29 militants died during the crisis.

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  • 2013/1/31 00:00:00
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