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January 22, 2013

Algeria Confirms Death Toll in Hostage Crisis 
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Algeria has confirmed the death toll from its recent hostage crisis at a
southern gas field, saying 37 foreigners and 11 workers lost their
lives. The dead included three Americans. The attackers came from
Algeria and neighboring Mali, as well as several foreign countries,
including Egypt and Canada. Algerian troops raided the complex over the
weekend after the attackers seized it last week, calling for an end to
the French bombing of Mali.

 

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