A security sources said Sunday, Algeria forces found 25 hostages dead, improve the killing of at least 80 militants and their captive. He said, six militants were captured alive and troops are still looking for other people.
One-eyed veteran islamic fighters natural thar · Belmokhtar said on Sunday to blame, as a representative of the "base" organization's attack.
"We in the" base "organization announced this blessed operation," he said, in the video, according to the Sahara media, a regional website. And he said, about forty attacker to raid, the government's digital roughly match death and captured soldiers.
Out of the desert warrior pounce, and seized (Wednesday), based on the collection of plants produce Algerian gas exports, and 10% of the nearby residential camp.
They require an end to the French air strikes on islamic militants in neighboring Mali, 5 days ago has started. However, the United States and European officials suspect that such a complicated RAID has hosted the sufficient velocity is seen as a direct response to the French military intervention.
Siege into a bloody tenor of the Algerian army opened fire, said the soldiers and their prisoners tried to escape. Survivors said, Algerian army shelled the truck fleet carrier hostages and kidnappers.
Nearly 700 Algeria workers and more than 100 foreigners had escaped, mainly on Thursday, when soldiers were out of the house barracks. Some kidnappers still hiding in the industrial park, until Saturday, they were occupy.
Blood nervous Algeria and its western Allies relationship, some of them complain of being here in the dark, and decide to storm compounds was taken. However, Britain and France in the Algerian military action to defend.
"It's easy to say, this or that should have been completed. The Algerian authorities made a decision, price is very high, but I'm a little trouble impression is Algerian is questionable, said:" the French foreign minister los RON method than youse. "They have to deal with the terrorists.
British prime minister David Cameron in a television talk said: "of course, people will ask questions to Algeria these events reaction, but I just want to say that these deaths responsibility completely in this vicious and cowardly attack is who launched the terrorists.
He said: "we should be aware of all the Algerian to cooperate with us, and help and cooperate with us, and I want to thank them, we should also realize that Algerian also saw in their soldiers lost their lives."
Algeria has given a preliminary death toll 55 deaths - 23 hostages and 32 militants - said on Saturday, as more bodies were found.
Safety advocates say, charges not including 25 hostages dead last Sunday, this means that the total number of captive killed - foreign and local - at least and. Search is not over, at present it cannot be found, he said.
In his own country of foreigners confirmed dead three British people, an American and two romanian. The lack of, including at least ten Japanese five Norway, other three britons, a British residents. Security source said the dead included at least one French.
Last word?
Wright, can now safe in Scotland's home, said hid a day and a night, he has escaped a group of Algeria and foreign workers. Hide in the courtyard inside, he called his wife and their two daughters at home.
"She asked if I wanted to speak to the friction and ace may, I can't, because I want to, I don't want my last words is in a crackly satellite phone, say what say you OK, when you he recalls:" OK, "the sky news.
Although after the incident, Algeria determination, according to the energy industry. Oil minister optimal grain f · YouSuFei visit this website, and physical damage minors, the national news service APS. The factory will be in two day, "he said.
Islam's attack was tested Algeria and its relationship to the external world, in the Sahara exposed vulnerability, the multinational petroleum operations.
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