In Amenas hostage crisis
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in-amenas-hostage-crisis-176-18901823
title:
In Amenas hostage crisis
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The In Amenas hostage crisis began on 16 January 2013, when al-Qaeda-linked terrorists affiliated with a brigade led by Mokhtar Belmokhtar took expat hostages at the Tigantourine gas facility near In Amenas, Algeria. One of Belmokhtar's senior lieutenants, Abdul al Nigeri, led the attack and was among the terrorists killed. After four days, the Algerian special forces raided the site, in an effort to free the hostages. At least 39 foreign hostages were killed along with an Algerian security guar
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2013 hostage crisis in Algeria
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Amenas_hostage_crisis
date created:
2013-01-16T19:42:57Z
date modified:
2024-09-03T23:27:40Z
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