Algeria's In Amenas gas field where at least 38 civilians and 29 militants were killed during the siege. Photograph: Google Earth/Reuters
Algeria Hostage Crisis: The Full Story Of The Kidnapping In The Desert -- The Guardian
Some were shot. Others hid and hoped. Using survivors' testimonies, photography and video - some filmed by the hostages themselves - we piece together the narrative of the four-day In Amenas gas plant siege
Wednesday 16 January: The Attack
At 5.40am, Murielle, 46, the on-site emergency nurse at In Amenas gas plant was getting dressed in her bedroom. Her working day was due to start at 6am. The French nurse, specialised in anaesthetics, described herself as hardened to crisis: after a decade in emergency operating theatres, she was a medic in the Kosovo war and worked across Africa on petrol or forestry sites. At In Amenas she was in charge of “mass casualty” situations and ran the on-site ambulance.
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Update: 32 Militants Overran 100 Guards To Take Over Algerian Oil Field -- Duncan Gardham, Business Insider/The Telegraph
My Comment: A good recap on the Algerian hostage crisis. The only thing that I can add to this story is that the death toll could have been much higher if it was not for the actions of a few guards at the beginning and a little luck during the course of the crisis.
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