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Mokhtar Belmokhtar, identified by the Algerian interior ministry as the leader of a militant Islamic group, is pictured in a screen capture from an undated video distributed by the Belmokhtar Brigade obtained by Reuters January 16, 2013. (REUTERS/Belmokhtar Brigade/Handout)


Algeria Hostage Crisis Death Toll Rises

Algeria Hostage Crisis Death Toll Rises

by | Jan 21, 2013 | Middle East

London, The Majalla – A raid by the Algerian army on Saturday ended the four-day hostage crisis wherein a total of at least 80 people are said to have died. On Sunday an Algerian security source reported that 48 foreigners were amongst those killed. The death...