at that footage knowing that was not the only report that was going to happen on that siege. that was just the start. that was just the first night s report of what ended up being a multiday assault on that gas facility in the middle of the desert. and in the end, they would terrorize 40 of their hostages. and they strapped bomb belts to some of their hostages. so, that s part of what i mean by they terrorized and killed their hostages. and that brings us up to date with today s attack. you saw in that initial news package, from the first night of the assault, the person believed to be leading this assault was maktar, and he has a face that s hard to forget.
li leading the attack, former al qaeda leader who had just hours before promised retaliation for french s military action in neighboring mali. it s remarkable to look back at that footage knowing that was not the only report that was going to happen on that siege. that was just the start. that was just the first night s report of what ended up being a multiday assault on that gas facility in the middle of the desert. and in the end, they would te terrorize 40 of their hostages. and they strapped bomb belts to some of their hostages. so, that s part of what i mean by they terrorized and killed their hostages. and that brings us up to date with today s attack. you saw in that initial news
promised retaliation for the action in the neighboring mali. so remarkable to look back at that footage knowing that was not the only report that was going to happen on that siege. that was just the start and it was going to get way bigger. that was just the first night s report of what ended up being a multiday assault on that gas facility out in the middle of the desert in algeria. in the end the attackers would terrorize and kill 40 of their hostages including 39 foreigners and one algerian. they used guns and mortars and heavy weapons and bombs including bomb belts that they strapped to some of their hostages which is part of what i mean they terrorized and killed their hostages. and that assault, that multiday assault, that happened in january 2013. but that actually brings us right up today with right up to date with today s attack. because you saw in that initial nightly news news package that the person who was believed to be leading that assault was this guy, mokhtar bel
qaeda leader who had just hours before promised retaliation for french s military action in neighboring mali. it s remarkable to look back at that footage knowing that was not the only report that was going to happen on that siege. that was just the start. that was just the first night s report of what ended up being a multiday assault on that gas facility in the middle of the desert. and in the end, they would terrorize 40 of their hostages. and they strapped bomb belts to some of their hostages. so, that s part of what i mean by they terrorized and killed their hostages. and that brings us up to date
three-month state of emergency. that is the new normal for the state of france this afternoon. the other point, salah abdeslam remains the most wanted man in the world right now, the suspected eighth attacker that they don t have a good lead on as all european police forces are trying to track down. not to mention the bomb makers, they say these different bomb belts they use all look the same and this were the work of somebody who knew what he was doing. the work of somebody who knew what they were doing. obviously effective. one of the things that people at home need to know is there are people still traveling to this country and coming to paris for well established plans whether it s for business or holiday reasons. he wants people to know there