'Thirty-Five Hostages Killed In Algerian Helicopter Attack On BP Gas Plant Siege': Two Brits Among Westerners Feared Dead -- Daily Mail
* Helicopters 'began strafing' complex, also killing 15 militants, claim rebels
* Militants had earlier threatened to blow up the hostages if they intervened
* Al-Qaeda group also demand safe passage out of facility with the hostages
* Two British nationals and Algerian are believed to have been killed in siege
* Britain will allow Algeria to 'take the lead', but will consider request for help
* PM Cameron: 'Extent of attack suggests considerable degree of planning'
* Attack was planned by 'one-eyed Islamist known as The Uncatchable'
Thirty-five foreign hostages were killed today in a helicopter air strike by Algerian forces on the BP gas plant seized by al-Qaeda-linked terrorists, militants have claimed.
Soldiers from the Saharan state attacked the gas field where dozens of Westerners including Britons and Americans were being held in revenge for France's assault on al-Qaeda rebels in neighbouring Mali.
Helicopters began strafing the plant this morning, hours after the rebels had threatened to blow up the hostages if they intervened.
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Algeria Hostage Crisis: Live -- CNN
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Hostages and some Americans escape from terrorists in Algeria, while Algerian military attacks gas complex, sources say -- FOX News
Militants: 35 hostages dead in Algerian copter attack -- CBS/AP
Dozens of hostages 'killed' in Algeria -- Al Jazeera
Algerian forces launch operation to break desert siege -- Reuters
Algeria Forces Storm Plant to Free Hostages -- Bloomberg Businessweek
Algerian forces try to retake gas complex; militants claim 35 hostage deaths -- Washington Post
Algeria Rescue Operation Under Way -- Wall Street Journal
Algerian forces attack militants holding hostages at remote gas complex -- Washington Post
Algerian Forces Mount Military Operation to Free Hostages, Diplomats Say -- New York Times
Airstrikes, Casualties Reported After Algerian Raid on Gas Facility -- Voice of Am
Hostages and some Americans escape from terrorists in Algeria, while Algerian military attacks gas complex, sources say -- FOX News
Militants: 35 hostages dead in Algerian copter attack -- CBS/AP
Dozens of hostages 'killed' in Algeria -- Al Jazeera
Algerian forces launch operation to break desert siege -- Reuters
Algeria Forces Storm Plant to Free Hostages -- Bloomberg Businessweek
Algerian forces try to retake gas complex; militants claim 35 hostage deaths -- Washington Post
Algeria Rescue Operation Under Way -- Wall Street Journal
Algerian forces attack militants holding hostages at remote gas complex -- Washington Post
Algerian Forces Mount Military Operation to Free Hostages, Diplomats Say -- New York Times
Airstrikes, Casualties Reported After Algerian Raid on Gas Facility -- Voice of America
Several Western hostages reported killed in Algeria siege operation -- NBC
Some foreign hostages freed in Algeria operation, report says -- CNN
'Hostages killed' during Algerian rescue mission -- The Australian/AFP
Hostages reportedly escape Islamist captors in Algeria; some may have been slain -- L.A. Times
WNU Editor: This is a breaking news story. We will be updating it during the day.
Militants: 35 hostages dead in Algerian copter attack -- CBS/AP
Dozens of hostages 'killed' in Algeria -- Al Jazeera
Algerian forces launch operation to break desert siege -- Reuters
Algeria Forces Storm Plant to Free Hostages -- Bloomberg Businessweek
Algerian forces try to retake gas complex; militants claim 35 hostage deaths -- Washington Post
Algeria Rescue Operation Under Way -- Wall Street Journal
Algerian forces attack militants holding hostages at remote gas complex -- Washington Post
Algerian Forces Mount Military Operation to Free Hostages, Diplomats Say -- New York Times
Airstrikes, Casualties Reported After Algerian Raid on Gas Facility -- Voice of America
Several Western hostages reported killed in Algeria siege operation -- NBC
Some foreign hostages freed in Algeria operation, report says -- CNN
'Hostages killed' during Algerian rescue mission -- The Australian/AFP
Hostages reportedly escape Islamist captors in Algeria; some may have been slain -- L.A. Times
WNU Editor: This is a breaking news story. We will be updating it during the day.