Scene: The plant is located in In Amenas, around 60 miles from the Libyan border and 800 miles from the capital in Algeria's vast desert south
'We're Free!' Four British Hostages Tell Algerian Television They Escaped Al Qaeda But 12 Feared Dead Or Injured In Bungled Refinery Rescue Raid -- Daily Mail
* The Britons look well and praised the Algerian army for their efforts in the Saharan raid
* Darren Matthews, from Teesside says he is desperate to get home but was thinking of the men still there
* Algeria refuses to accept help from UK special forces or negotiators despite up to 60 people being held captive
* PM says in Commons statement the crisis is still 'ongoing' and the giant BP compound is not secure
* He also admits he was 'disappointed' Algeria ignored his request to inform them in advance of the assault
* At least 31 hostages of 15 nationalities are dead, including two Britons, with 11 Al Qaeda terrorists also killed
* 55 foreign nationals, including UK citizens, are still unaccounted for but some may have fled into the desert
* Two Scottish people said to be among four hostages freed following the military raid
* One escapee claims that a terrorist spoke with a 'perfect English accent' raising fears the radicals had links to the UK
* Militants want to swap two Americans for jailed terror figures, a Mauritanian website says
Four British hostages have appeared on Algerian state television after they were freed from the oil refinery where up to 12 others are feared dead or injured after a bungled rescue mission.
Darren Matthews, from Loftus on Teesside said: 'I feel safe at the moment but I won't be happy until I am home and seeing my family. My heart goes out to those who are still there.
'Hopefully everyone comes home safe, because at the end of the day it’s only work – no-one should have to go through that just for a job.'
The men looked well and praised the operation by Algerian forces, saying: 'I think they did a fantastic job. I was very impressed with the Algerian army. It was a very exciting episode. I feel sorry for anybody who has been hurt but, other than that, I enjoyed it'. It is not known if they were coerced.
Meanwhile David Cameron has sent in special forces and specialist hostage negotiators to Algeria, MailOnline understands, as he pledged to 'hunt down' the terrorists who have left up 12 Britons dead or injured.
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More News On The Algerian Hostage Crisis
Algeria hostage crisis 'ongoing', says Cameron - live updates -- The Guardian
U.S. evacuating U.S. citizens, others from Algeria gas plant, source says: Live -- CNN
Algeria hostage crisis: latest -- The Telegraph
LIVE: Militants ‘demand’ swap for US hostages -- France 24
Algeria launches second rescue effort -- Al Jazeera
Deadly, murky hostage crisis in Algeria continues -- CBS/AP
World scrambles to learn fate of U.S. hostages in Algeria -- Washington Times
Algerian hostage crisis: militants retain part-control of gas plant -- The Guardian
Oil companies: more than 22 workers still unaccounted for in Algeria -- Washington Post
Sixty foreigners still caught in Sahara hostage crisis -- Reuters
Algeria siege: 'Around 30' hostages unaccounted for -- BBC
Algerian forces still searching for hostages, captors, officials say -- Washington Post
Algeria: 100 of 132 foreign hostages are freed in Sahara desert siege -- Washington Post/AP
Algeria: 100 Hostages Freed in Standoff; Others Unaccounted For -- AP
US: Algeria situation 'ongoing' and 'sensitive' -- AFP
After deaths and escapes, Algeria hostage crisis still not over -- Christian Science Monitor
Algeria Says 30 Hostages Still Missing in Gas Plant Siege -- Bloomberg Businessweek
As Rescue Operation Continues in Algeria, Fate of Hostages Remains Unclear -- New York Times
Report: 650 hostages freed by Algerian special forces -- CNN
Report: More than half of foreign hostages freed at Algerian gas plant -- UPI
Al Qaeda-linked group reportedly offers to trade 2 hostages for terrorists jailed in US -- FOX News
Report: Algerian militants demand U.S. free 2 terrorists -- USA Today
Scenes of Terror at Gas Field: Hostages Bound to Explosives -- New York Times
Survivors recount ordeal of Algerian bloodbath -- AFP
Escaped Algerian hostage witnessed dead French boss -- Reuters
U.S. vows to pursue militants behind Algeria attack -- Reuters
US Still Seeking Clarity on Algeria Situation -- Voice of America
Air Force Evacuates Some Hostages Freed from Algeria Oil Field Chaos -- Danger Room
Algeria Army-Backed Oil Security Suffers Biggest Blow -- New York Times/Reuters
Al-Qaeda leadership fight behind Algerian hostage raid -- USA Today
The energy giants at most risk in Northern Africa -- CNN
Algerian hostage siege: 'It could only have ended with a massive assault' -- Angelique Chrisafis, The Guardian
Hostage crisis: Energy needs ensnare Europe in the Sahara -- Ben Quinn, Christian Science Monitor
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