INQUIRER.net: Algeria: 12 hostages have died in the siege

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Algeria: 12 hostages have died in the siege Jan 18th 2013, 21:23 PARIS—The bloody three-day hostage standoff at a natural gas plant in the Sahara took a dramatic turn Friday as Algeria's state news service reported that nearly 100 of the 132 foreign workers kidnapped by Islamic militants had been freed.   That number of hostages at the remote desert facility was significantly higher than any previous report, but it still left questions about the fate of over 30 other foreign energy workers. It wasn't clear how the government arrived at the latest tally of hostages, which was far higher than the 41 foreigners the militants had claimed previously.   Algeria's state news agency also reported late Friday that a "provisional tol... Keep on reading: Algeria: 12 hostages have died in the siege Media files: hospital-algeria-kidnapping.jpg (image/jpeg)

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