Posted on 01/16/2013 2:35:58 PM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach
In Amenas is operated by the Algerian company Sonatrach with BP and Statoil
Islamist militants have attacked and occupied a gas facility in Algeria, killing a Briton and an Algerian and taking foreign workers hostage.
Algerian Interior Minister Daho Ould Kabila said troops had surrounded the living quarters at In Amenas, where some 20 people were being held.
Norwegian, French, British, US and Japanese citizens are among them.
Mr Ould Kabila said the militants wanted to leave Algeria with the hostages, which he would not allow.
Earlier, the AFP news agency quoted one worker as saying the militants had demanded the release of 100 Islamist prisoners. Another report said they wanted France to end its military operation in Mali.
End Quote Espen Barth Eide Norwegian Foreign MinisterWe've asked the Algerian authorities to put the life and health of the hostages above all”
Dozens of Algerian workers were meanwhile said to have been released.
The In Amenas gas field is operated by the Algerian state oil company, Sonatrach, along with the British oil company BP and Norway's Statoil.
It is situated about 1,300km (800 miles) south-east of the capital, Algiers, and about 60km (37 miles) west of the Libyan border.'Very dangerous situation'
At a news conference on Wednesday evening, Mr Kabila said a heavily armed "terrorist group" using three vehicles had attacked a bus carrying workers from In Amenas at about 05:00 (04:00 GMT).
The attackers was repelled by police who had been escorting the bus, but a Briton and an Algerian national had been killed, he said. Two other British nationals, a Norwegian, two police officers and a security guard were also hurt in the firefight, he added.
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I’m sure Jimmy Carter will help Zero out of this situation. Of course, we’ll never hear about the hostages on the MSM. No “America’s Hostage Crisis - day 400” or anything like that might make Zero look bad.
They have a list of arcane Youtube videos they want pulled from the internets.
Thanks Ernest.
Thanks Ernest.
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