'Battalion of Blood' gunmen had one aim... to 'kill infidels and Christians'
['Battalion of Blood' gunmen had one aim... to 'kill infidels and Christians': American and up to twelve Brits among hostages killed in botched raid on Al Qaeda gang at Algerian gas field by Tim Shipman, David Williams and Beth Stebner]
- An American from Texas is among those feared dead after the bloody raid by the Algerian military
- Of seven US hostages, two escaped unharmed yesterday from the hostage standoff
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Kidnappers want to
swap two Americans for jailed terror figures, a Mauritanian website says
- Fierce gun battles erupted as troops moved in on the Islamists at a BP site in Algeria
- Source said 30 hostages were killed, of whom the nationalities of 15 had been established
- The Obama administration was not aware of the raid ahead of time
- Algerian officials said 18 militants have been killed but there were estimated to be 70 in total
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Captors are now
threatening to attack other energy installations
- Algeria also ignored offers of help from the SAS and American special forces
Islamist militants are offering to free two American hostages held captive at an Algerian gas field in exchange for the release of two renowned terrorists jailed in the United States.
The attempt to negotiate comes after a US citizen and up to 12 Britons, who were kidnapped with dozens of other foreign oil workers on Wednesday, were killed in a botched rescue mission by Algerian forces.
As many as 60 foreign hostages remain unaccounted, as the bloody siege continues into its third day, though Algeria's news service said some could be hidden throughout the sprawling desert site.
Yesterday's air raid, which was carried out in Algerian helicopters and special forces without the prior knowledge of the US government, was meant to wipe out the al-Qaeda-linked militants and free the 132 foreigners from at least 10 countries who were being held, but instead left scores of people dead, injured or missing... Full text: 'Battalion of Blood' gunmen had one aim... to 'kill infidels and Christians'
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All hostages dead in Algeria
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'Battalion
of Blood' gunmen had one aim... to 'kill infidels and Christians'