Hostage toll to rise after Algeria ends desert siege
ALGIERS/IN AMENAS, Algeria (Reuters) – Algeria warned on Sunday that the hostage death toll from a siege at a desert gas plant would rise, after its troops staged a final assault which killed all the remaining Islamist gunmen. Britain said at least three of its citizens had been killed in the crisis, ended when Algerian special forces stormed the In Amenas plant on Saturday. France acknowledged the death toll would be high but cautioned against criticizing Algeria’s military response, saying it had faced an intolerable situation. . . .
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