Algeria Hostage Crisis

Algeria: Death toll climbs past 80 in siege in the Sahara The death toll from the terrorist siege at a natural gas plant in the Sahara climbed past 80 on Sunday as Algerian forces searching the refinery for explosives found dozens more bodies, many so badly disfigured it was unclear whether they were hostages or militants, a security official said. ...  
10:55 AM, Jan 21, 2013

Algerian attack reminder of threat posed by al Qaeda: Obama Condemning the terrorist attack in Algeria, US President Barack Obama has blamed terrorists for the tragedy and said attack is another reminder of the threat posed by al Qaeda and other violent extremist groups in North Africa. ...  
10:41 AM, Jan 20, 2013

Algeria hostage crisis ends, 23 people killed In a bloody finale, Algerian special forces stormed a natural gas complex in the Sahara desert on Saturday to end a standoff with Islamist extremists that left at least 23 hostages dead and killed all 32 militants involved, the Algerian government said. ...  
09:35 AM, Jan 20, 2013

Algerian attack reminder of threat by al Qaeda: Obama Condemning the terrorist attack in Algeria, US President Barack Obama has blamed terrorists for the tragedy and said attack is another reminder of the threat posed by al Qaeda and other violent extremist groups in North Africa. ...  
08:46 AM, Jan 20, 2013