Algeria official confirms deaths of 'some' hostages

Algerian Ministry of Energy & Mines

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Luke Johnson

 17 January 2013 23:36 GMT

The Algerian government said several militants and "some" hostages had been killed in a military raid on the In Amenas gas plant in the first official confirmation of casualties in what has become an international crisis.

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