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Hostage Crisis Ends In Bloodshed 23 Hostages, 32 Militants Killed

Arab Times Kuwait English Daily -- ALGIERS, Algeria, Jan 19, (Agencies): In a bloody finale, Algerian special forces stormed a natural gas complex in the Sahara desert on Saturday to end a standoff with Islamist extremists that left at least 23 hostages dead and killed all 32 militants involved, the Algerian government said.
With few details emerging from the remote site in eastern Algeria, it was unclear whether anyone was rescued in the final operation, but the number of hostages killed on Saturday — seven — was how many the militants had said that morning they still had. The government described the toll as provisional and some foreigners remain unaccounted for.

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The siege at Ain Amenas transfixed the world after radical Islamists linked to al-Qaeda stormed the complex, which contained hundreds of plant workers...

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honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:18,610 Points:1,608,545 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Jan 24, 2013 5:54:39 AM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse nothing gained, Chris. At least not for the US (oh wait, AIM was dealt a blow?)
Chris46 Champion Author Dayton Posts:23,667 Points:2,081,340 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Jan 22, 2013 11:27:58 PM Ignore Chris46 Report Abuse That's a shame! And what was gained?
PCWHIZ All-Star Author Denver Posts:578 Points:439,750 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Jan 21, 2013 3:17:31 PM Ignore PCWHIZ Report Abuse Sad to hear about the hostages.
rwsb30 All-Star Author Dayton Posts:558 Points:112,560 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Jan 21, 2013 1:44:57 AM Ignore rwsb30 Report Abuse The price of Mideast Oil...
VikingWoman Champion Author Washington Posts:1,265 Points:251,665 Joined:May 2012	Message Posted: Jan 21, 2013 1:27:06 AM Ignore VikingWoman Report Abuse bad news
TIGERPAW46 Champion Author Florida Posts:7,126 Points:1,355,680 Joined:Mar 2004	Message Posted: Jan 21, 2013 12:59:00 AM Ignore TIGERPAW46 Report Abuse Terrorism is not justified.
frostyWV Champion Author West Virginia Posts:2,339 Points:519,235 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Jan 21, 2013 12:53:37 AM Ignore frostyWV Report Abuse sad news for the hostages.
Vette1967 Champion Author Albany Posts:5,962 Points:1,275,025 Joined:Jun 2009	Message Posted: Jan 21, 2013 12:53:11 AM Ignore Vette1967 Report Abuse So much hatred in the world.
BobD2009 Champion Author Long Island Posts:6,989 Points:1,239,785 Joined:Apr 2009	Message Posted: Jan 21, 2013 12:52:46 AM Ignore BobD2009 Report Abuse The Middle East is out of control.
CiVX Champion Author Oakland Posts:7,054 Points:1,359,565 Joined:Feb 2009	Message Posted: Jan 21, 2013 12:51:38 AM Ignore CiVX Report Abuse Glad I work at home
yyc2yow All-Star Author Ottawa Posts:648 Points:569,360 Joined:Dec 2009	Message Posted: Jan 21, 2013 12:49:02 AM Ignore yyc2yow Report Abuse the world is so crazy
Aserdaten Champion Author Florida Posts:3,469 Points:2,051,810 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: Jan 21, 2013 12:48:14 AM Ignore Aserdaten Report Abuse A shame that the militants were at least indirectly responsible for the death of all those innocent hostages. Unfortunately there will be just as many or more militants there to replace the 32; death seems to mean nothing to them as they go about their fanatical business.
heartbroken2010 Champion Author Ottawa Posts:4,344 Points:897,235 Joined:Aug 2010	Message Posted: Jan 21, 2013 12:46:23 AM Ignore heartbroken2010 Report Abuse sad news.
boatfloyd Champion Author Jacksonville Posts:1,718 Points:387,975 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Jan 21, 2013 12:45:28 AM Ignore boatfloyd Report Abuse I think I will stay here in Florida, USA.
pricechecker08 Champion Author Ohio Posts:7,871 Points:1,699,725 Joined:Jan 2008	Message Posted: Jan 21, 2013 12:44:37 AM Ignore pricechecker08 Report Abuse And that is not the total What a waste of life
DrCashFlow Champion Author Massachusetts Posts:7,064 Points:1,626,250 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Jan 21, 2013 12:44:18 AM Ignore DrCashFlow Report Abuse final hostage numbers unfortunately will be higher
10k Champion Author North Carolina Posts:21,249 Points:2,254,020 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: Jan 21, 2013 12:43:34 AM Ignore 10k Report Abuse no negotiations ??..hey, sounds good to me-if extremists are that stupid, kill 'em all, and eventually they might get the idea..it's a shame even one hostage died, but how many do y'all think an extremist group was gonna let live anyway ??..
suicyco16 All-Star Author Phoenix Posts:576 Points:286,875 Joined:Jun 2012	Message Posted: Jan 21, 2013 12:43:13 AM Ignore suicyco16 Report Abuse Tragic event indeed
LanguageMan1 Champion Author Tampa Posts:11,718 Points:1,660,815 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Jan 21, 2013 12:40:53 AM Ignore LanguageMan1 Report Abuse It's a shame the hostages and workers are dead. Don't care about the militants. They can die!
KrsnaDragon Champion Author Montreal Posts:2,407 Points:530,550 Joined:Nov 2011	Message Posted: Jan 21, 2013 12:39:47 AM Ignore KrsnaDragon Report Abuse Unfortunate for everyone involved.
pgerassi Champion Author Milwaukee Posts:10,896 Points:2,131,605 Joined:Apr 2007	Message Posted: Jan 21, 2013 12:37:54 AM Ignore pgerassi Report Abuse Holy sh!#!
SaturnSC Champion Author Columbus Posts:1,051 Points:831,725 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Jan 21, 2013 12:36:29 AM Ignore SaturnSC Report Abuse yikes
LostInNY Champion Author New York Posts:1,716 Points:647,070 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Jan 21, 2013 12:36:08 AM Ignore LostInNY Report Abuse too bad people died but the government meant business and they definitely proved it.
mrreferee Champion Author Savannah Posts:1,336 Points:556,780 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Jan 21, 2013 12:35:22 AM Ignore mrreferee Report Abuse not good...
ILANGE9 Champion Author Illinois Posts:7,610 Points:1,596,225 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: Jan 21, 2013 12:32:46 AM Ignore ILANGE9 Report Abuse I agree with snky2k. "peaceful Muslim" countries is a oxymoron though.
gaspumpin Champion Author Indiana Posts:1,665 Points:387,505 Joined:Apr 2012	Message Posted: Jan 21, 2013 12:32:32 AM Ignore gaspumpin Report Abuse Don't negotiate with terrorists--just out 'em.
silverfoxv65 Champion Author Michigan Posts:4,475 Points:1,229,675 Joined:Sep 2009	Message Posted: Jan 21, 2013 12:31:30 AM Ignore silverfoxv65 Report Abuse Yea this is sad.
GasholeMI Champion Author Lansing Posts:10,134 Points:1,717,315 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Jan 21, 2013 12:28:45 AM Ignore GasholeMI Report Abuse snky2k says it best.
ican2step Champion Author Pittsburgh Posts:1,681 Points:426,650 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Jan 21, 2013 12:28:10 AM Ignore ican2step Report Abuse Very, very sad, but a message has been sent..."NO NEGOTIATING"
Zonk Champion Author Michigan Posts:6,481 Points:2,102,015 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Jan 21, 2013 12:27:30 AM Ignore Zonk Report Abuse When will the political powers realize you can't deal with terrorists.
yakstar Champion Author Montreal Posts:2,415 Points:479,070 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Jan 21, 2013 12:27:03 AM Ignore yakstar Report Abuse someday this war's gonna end...
jdevlin All-Star Author Ontario Posts:798 Points:1,378,845 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: Jan 21, 2013 12:26:57 AM Ignore jdevlin Report Abuse They haven't cleared the whole place yet. They are still finding bodies.
medic319 All-Star Author Akron Posts:723 Points:245,285 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Jan 21, 2013 12:26:10 AM Ignore medic319 Report Abuse Sad that the hostages died. I don't feel a bit bad that the hostage takers all died.
kgbellman Champion Author Ann Arbor Posts:2,713 Points:731,840 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Jan 21, 2013 12:25:18 AM Ignore kgbellman Report Abuse It's a shame it came to this, but they started killing and weren't going to give up
snky2k Champion Author Indianapolis Posts:1,398 Points:302,815 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Jan 21, 2013 12:24:19 AM Ignore snky2k Report Abuse I'd never go to one of those "peaceful Muslim" countries.
Blue_Cruzer Champion Author Lexington Posts:7,515 Points:1,668,610 Joined:Mar 2007	Message Posted: Jan 21, 2013 12:24:16 AM Ignore Blue_Cruzer Report Abuse Sad.
Bigwaynef Champion Author South Carolina Posts:11,472 Points:2,080,760 Joined:Dec 2006	Message Posted: Jan 21, 2013 12:24:14 AM Ignore Bigwaynef Report Abuse They shouldn't have been messin' with gas to start wth...
jtfftj Champion Author New Hampshire Posts:2,176 Points:1,248,180 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Jan 21, 2013 12:21:27 AM Ignore jtfftj Report Abuse This had to be the result when the Militants started killing hostages. Too bad the loss of life was so high among the hostages.
CDMAuto Champion Author Connecticut Posts:3,788 Points:752,940 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Jan 21, 2013 12:20:15 AM Ignore CDMAuto Report Abuse lets all try to live in peace
swepson Champion Author Greensboro Posts:5,468 Points:1,551,375 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Jan 21, 2013 12:19:20 AM Ignore swepson Report Abuse I don't understand a mind that believes they need to prove themselves superior by killing innocents.
crreed1 Champion Author West Virginia Posts:1,985 Points:2,526,335 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: Jan 21, 2013 12:19:05 AM Ignore crreed1 Report Abuse old news
FrankTA2 Champion Author New York Posts:4,293 Points:1,094,560 Joined:Jun 2007	Message Posted: Jan 21, 2013 12:18:32 AM Ignore FrankTA2 Report Abuse Sad for the victims.
WIPACKERFAN Champion Author Chicago Posts:8,799 Points:1,842,475 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Jan 21, 2013 12:18:30 AM Ignore WIPACKERFAN Report Abuse So sad.
N5EXY Champion Author Austin Posts:5,490 Points:1,509,590 Joined:Jul 2004	Message Posted: Jan 21, 2013 12:16:30 AM Ignore N5EXY Report Abuse They should not have had all those evil guns. And magazines.
mfeldstein Champion Author Ottawa Posts:8,171 Points:1,930,480 Joined:Feb 2007	Message Posted: Jan 21, 2013 12:14:39 AM Ignore mfeldstein Report Abuse Sad.
unicornpmb Champion Author Buffalo Posts:8,491 Points:1,628,765 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Jan 21, 2013 12:14:03 AM Ignore unicornpmb Report Abuse Sad ending. This is part of the risk working there.
jkpsr Champion Author New Jersey Posts:4,079 Points:1,101,905 Joined:Jun 2005	Message Posted: Jan 21, 2013 12:13:58 AM Ignore jkpsr Report Abuse You cannot negotiate with terrorists.
Jmac2008 Champion Author Missouri Posts:2,274 Points:881,140 Joined:Dec 2008	Message Posted: Jan 21, 2013 12:12:37 AM Ignore Jmac2008 Report Abuse at least they killed all of the militants.
CivicMA Champion Author Boston Posts:1,892 Points:535,095 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Jan 21, 2013 12:12:37 AM Ignore CivicMA Report Abuse Sad and sorry about the loss of innocents. Nothing to do with gas prices however.
judgemobile Champion Author Ohio Posts:7,570 Points:2,445,135 Joined:Nov 2005	Message Posted: Jan 21, 2013 12:12:28 AM Ignore judgemobile Report Abuse more results from violence.