Algeria shows hostage crisis site to press
IN AMENAS, Algeria - Photo shows a square in an accommodation area at a gas facility in In Amenas, eastern Algeria, on Jan. 31, 2013, as the Algerian government allowed the media access to the site of a recent hostage crisis for the first time since the incident. Islamist militants attacked the facility on Jan. 16 and the crisis ended violently four days later when the Algerian government launched a full-scale assault. Thirty-seven foreign nationals who were held hostage and 29 militants died during the crisis.
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- 2013/2/01 00:00:00
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