Algerian Hostage Crisis: Last Group Of Jihadists Hold Out In Gas Plant -- The Guardian
Up to 10 militants have retreated into machine room armed with explosives. It is unclear how many hostages they still hold
A small group of jihadists have barricaded themselves into a corner of the In Amenas natural gas plant in eastern Algeria, where they are surrounded by government forces after a fierce battle that reportedly left 30 hostages dead and a similar number still unaccounted for.
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MIDDLE EAST
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ASIA
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Pakistan to free all Afghan Taliban.
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AFRICA
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Foreigners still caught in Sahara hostage crisis.
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South Sudan withdraws from border with Sudan.
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EUROPE
Northern Irish protests peaceful as "flag" riots subside.
'Two detained' over Kurdish PKK activists' Paris deaths.
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