Condemns these kinds of terrorist acts. It is a very serious matter when americans are taken hostage along with others. Reporter it all began when 20 Armed Islamic militants, believed to be affiliated with al qaeda, approached a group of oil workers. The attackers were reportedly heavily armed, driving in three unmarked vehicles. The oil workers were on a bus headed to a nearby airport. There was a fight Security Forces for the workers battled back. When the smoke cleared, at least one Foreign Worker was dead, others wounded. The terrorists then headed to the compound where the gas refinery workers live. While it is unclear how many Foreign Workers they seized, sources say it could be as many as 15 to 20. Along with the americans, there are british, norwegian, french and japanese workers, too. The attackers claim this is retaliation for the frenchled invasion in the african nation of mali. The french are trying to stop an Al Qaedalinked group from taking over that country. Algerian tro