We begin in algeria where there are conflicting reports coming in from the southeast of the country. Several hours ago, it was reported some foreigners and algerian workers had managed to escape from the gas facility where dozens of hostages are being held by extremists. Now, a Mauritanian News Agency is reporting that as many as 35 hostages and 15 of their captors have been killed in air strikes by the Algerian Armed forces. There has been no independent confirmation, though, of that news yet. One group linked to al qaeda claimed the hostagetaking was in retaliation for the french intervention in neighboring mali, where french troops are moving deeper into territory still under rebel control. Further north, the French Air Force is targeting a legend rebel positions. The unrest is now fear to be spilling across the border into algeria where the countrys army has surrounded the scene of the hostagetaking. At least 20 foreigners are among the hostages. Among them are workers from norway,
Are conflicting reports coming in from the southeast of the country. Several hours ago, it was reported some foreigners and algerian workers had managed to escape from the gas facility where dozens of hostages are being held by extremists. Now, a Mauritanian News Agency is reporting that as many as 35 hostages and 15 of their captors have been killed in air strikes by the Algerian Armed forces. There has been no independent confirmation, though, of that news yet. One group linked to al qaeda claimed the hostagetaking was in retaliation for the french intervention in neighboring mali, where french troops are moving deeper into territory still under rebel control. Further north, the French Air Force is targeting a legend rebel positions. The unrest is now fear to be spilling across the border into algeria where the countrys army has surrounded the scene of the hostagetaking. At least 20 foreigners are among the hostages. Among them are workers from norway, france, and britain. Events at
Hello and a warm welcome to the journal here on dw. Coming up in the next half hour reports of dozens of deaths in an air strike as the algerian hostage crisis deepens. Europes air safety authorities follow the u. S. In grounding all boeing 787 dreamliners pending a safety review. And former barcelona coach Pep Guardiola gets set to take over bayern munich. We begin in algeria where there are conflicting reports coming in from the southeast of the country. Several hours ago, it was reported some foreigners and algerian workers had managed to escape from the gas facility where dozens of hostages are being held by extremists. Now, a Mauritanian News Agency is reporting that as many as 35 hostages and 15 of their captors have been killed in air strikes by the Algerian Armed forces. There has been no independent confirmation, though, of that news yet. One group linked to al qaeda claimed the hostagetaking was in retaliation for the french intervention in neighboring mali, where french troo
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