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The hostage standoff at a saharan national gas plant took a dramatic turn today as algerias state news service reported that nearly 100 of the 132 Foreign Workers kidnapped had been freed . The fate of those still in captivity remains unclear. An islamist militants also initially seized 573 algerians, all of whom were later released. The Al Qaedalinked groups took the hostages supposedly to pressure france into ending its military intervention in mali. Algerian state television aired these images of hostages celebrating their release. They described the dramatic rescue operation. We were in a room with 250 people when the air raid began. We managed to escape through a back door. There was a terrorist sniper near the medical center. It was a hardfought battle. If the army had not arrived, we would still be in captivity. These nonalgerian hostages were treated at a local hospital. They were shaken but relieved. Thanks to the Algerian Army for taking good care of us. It happened so fast.

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