Americans among hostages after militants seize Algerian gas field

The attack on the In Amenas gas field is apparently retaliation for Algeria allowing France to use its airspace to attack Islamist militants in Mali.

CAIRO — Islamist militants seized a Western-run gas field in Algeria on Wednesday, reportedly taking as many as 41 hostages, including seven Americans, in apparent retaliation for recent French airstrikes against Islamist extremists battling to overthrow neighboring Mali.

Source: http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/nationworld/world/~3/Vmh_TEEwRck/la-fg-algeria-hostages-20130117,0,5096992.story

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