we could not rest in don bolls had died utterly in vain. this newspaper vowing revenge for his newspaper. six sticks of dynamite tore through the bottom of his car. as a report mentioned, he hung on in the hospital for 11 days as he lost an arm, both legs. tried desperately to save his life. died on day 12. don boll s last words as he was being lifted into the balance was the name of the man mentioned in the news package. the name he named as he was being lifted into the balance. that man was later convicted of his murder. claimed he carried out the murder as a hit on behalf of a prominent businessman who was angry with his work as an investigative reporter. we have this sort of remarkable footage of his car because it s on display today at the museum in washington, d.c. they ve got an exhibit about reporters in the united states being assassinated for
this newspaper vowing revenge for his newspaper. six sticks of dynamite tore through the bottom of his car. as a report mentioned, he hung on in the hospital for 11 days as he lost an arm, both legs. tried desperately to save his life. died on day 12. don boll s last words as he was being lifted into the balance was the name of the man mentioned in the news package. the name he named as he was being lifted into the balance. that man was later convicted of his murder. claimed he carried out the murder as a hit on behalf of a prominent businessman who was angry with his work as an investigative reporter. we have this sort of remarkable footage of his car because it s on display today at the museum in washington, d.c. they ve got an exhibit about reporters in the united states being assassinated for journalism and don s car is there.
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