Anonymous Coward User ID: 17090286 United States 01/19/2013 01:38 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Troops Storm Gas Field in Algeria to End Standoff BAMAKO, Mali — The hostage crisis in the Algerian desert appeared to be reaching a bloody conclusion Saturday as the official Algerian news agency reported that the army had launched a final assault on the gas field taken over by Islamist militants, killing 11 of them, but only after they had executed seven hostages. [ link to www.nytimes.com] |