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Jan 21, 2013 · Reports say some hostages escape, but others are killed. Final assault: The Algerians ended the raid on 19 January, killing the last 11 captors after they had killed seven hostages, state media...
- Algeria siege: Hostages 'escape Islamist captors' - BBC News
A number of hostages have escaped the Islamist militants who...
- Algeria siege: Hostages 'escape Islamist captors' - BBC News
The In Amenas hostage crisis began on 16 January 2013, when al-Qaeda-linked terrorists affiliated with a brigade led by Mokhtar Belmokhtar took expat hostages at the Tigantourine gas facility near In Amenas, Algeria.
Jan 17, 2013 · Twenty-five foreign hostages, including two Japanese, escaped from the siege of a gas plant deep in the Algerian desert on Thursday, an Algerian security source said.
Jan 19, 2013 · In a bloody finale, Algerian special forces stormed a natural gas complex in the Sahara desert on Saturday to end a standoff with Islamist extremists that left at least 19 hostages and 29 ...
Jan 17, 2013 · Fears for fate of hostages after Algerian raid. Some of the hostages were reportedly killed, while others managed to escape, and the fate of the remaining captive foreign workers and the...
- Michelle Shephard
Jan 17, 2013 · A number of hostages have escaped the Islamist militants who took them captive at a gas facility in eastern Algeria, media and officials say.
Jan 19, 2013 · One American was killed and two escaped unharmed from a natural gas complex in Algeria that was stormed by armed militants, U.S. officials said Friday. The fate of two others was unclear. The...
