A BRITON and another foreigner have been killed and more than 40 taken hostage in an attack on a gas facility by heavily armed Islamist militants in Algeria.
A BRITON and another foreigner have been killed and more than 40 taken hostage in an attack on a gas facility by heavily armed Islamist militants in Algeria.
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MARTIN WILLIAMS
Several people were also wounded when the bus carrying the workers, including several British nationals, was targeted by dozens armed with an array of weapons, including mortars and anti-aircraft missile, near In Amenas.
The militant group, which may be al Qaeda-affiliated, is thought to be holding all hostages inside the plant and were threatening to blow it up.
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