Hostage siege at In Amenas not over
The assault led by special forces the Algerian army, ended at the base compound where the greatest number of hostages were being held,However hostages are still held at the Tiguentourine gas treatment plant gas which is still surrounded by special forces of the Algerian National Army, APS reported.
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Algerian state media said four hostages and several militants were killed when troops backed by helicopters attempted to free them on Thursday afternoon.Helicopters fired on two vehicles containing hostages and their captors.
APS news agency cited local officials as saying two Britons and two Filipinos were killed. Two others, a Briton and an Algerian, died on Wednesday when the militants ambushed a bus that was taking foreign workers at the facility to the local airport.
UK government sources said they were trying to establish the fate of as many as 20 British people and were bracing themselves for multiple casualties.Japanese officials were meanwhile cited as saying by the Kyodo news agency that at least 14 Japanese nationals were still missing. At least three managed to escape.
Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary, Yoshihide Suga, expressed "deep regret" at the actions of the Algerian security forces and its foreign ministry summoned the Algerian ambassador.Norway said eight of its nationals were currently unaccounted for. One is being treated at a hospital in In Amenas, while four escaped unharmed.
French Interior Minister Manuel Valls said two French workers were safe. It was unclear if another two were involved, he added.The Irish government confirmed that one of its citizens was free. Five Americans had survived and left the country, US officials told ABC News.
APS said about 600 local workers had been freed in the raid, but many of those were reportedly allowed to leave on Wednesday by the militants.
At least 30 hostages and 11 members of the terrorists were killed when Algerian forces stormed a desert gas plant according to Al Jazeera.
Eight Algerians and seven foreigners, including two British, two Japanese and a French national, were among the dead, an Algerian security source said.Nine foreign nationals have been released but the fate of a number of those who had been held by the fighters remains unclear.
Information on the hostages remains confused.British Prime Minister David Cameron said that the public should be prepared for multiple casualties.
APS news agency cited local officials as saying two Britons and two Filipinos were killed. Two others, a Briton and an Algerian, died on Wednesday when the militants ambushed a bus that was taking foreign workers at the facility to the local airport.
UK government sources said they were trying to establish the fate of as many as 20 British people and were bracing themselves for multiple casualties.Japanese officials were meanwhile cited as saying by the Kyodo news agency that at least 14 Japanese nationals were still missing. At least three managed to escape.
Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary, Yoshihide Suga, expressed "deep regret" at the actions of the Algerian security forces and its foreign ministry summoned the Algerian ambassador.Norway said eight of its nationals were currently unaccounted for. One is being treated at a hospital in In Amenas, while four escaped unharmed.
French Interior Minister Manuel Valls said two French workers were safe. It was unclear if another two were involved, he added.The Irish government confirmed that one of its citizens was free. Five Americans had survived and left the country, US officials told ABC News.
APS said about 600 local workers had been freed in the raid, but many of those were reportedly allowed to leave on Wednesday by the militants.
At least 30 hostages and 11 members of the terrorists were killed when Algerian forces stormed a desert gas plant according to Al Jazeera.
Eight Algerians and seven foreigners, including two British, two Japanese and a French national, were among the dead, an Algerian security source said.Nine foreign nationals have been released but the fate of a number of those who had been held by the fighters remains unclear.
Information on the hostages remains confused.British Prime Minister David Cameron said that the public should be prepared for multiple casualties.
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