Three US deaths confirmed in Algeria

Lovelady family: Brother Mike Lovelady and daughter Erin Lovelady speak to the media about Victor Lovelady in Nederland, Texas

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By Kathrine Schmidt and news reports

 22 January 2013 20:52 GMT

The US state department has confirmed the deaths of three hostages held at a gas plant in Algeria, while another seven US nationals are known to have survived, the agency said.

Those lost are identified as Victor Lynn Lovelady, Frederick Buttaccio and Gordon Lee Rowan, State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said in a press statement.

Local reports said Buttacio and Lovelady were from the Houston area, while Rowan was from Oregon.

"..The blame for this tragedy rests with the terrorists who carried it out, and the United States condemns their actions in the strongest possible terms," Nuland said.

A multinational group of terrorists that killed at least 38 hostages, including three Americans, at a gas complex in Algeria planned…

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