Algeria Confirms Deaths In Hostage Rescue Bid -- Al Jazeera
At least 30 hostages and 11 members of an al-Qaeda-affiliated group have been killed when Algerian forces stormed a desert gas plant to free the captives, Reuters news agency quoted an Algerian security source as saying.
Eight Algerians and seven foreigners, including two British, two Japanese and a French national, were among the dead, he said.
Algerian state television reported earlier that four foreigners had been killed after the end of the operation was announced late on Thursday.
Communication Minister Mohamed Said said troops had been forced to act after talks with the kidnappers failed.
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