Σήμερα Σάββατο κατά τη διάρκεια
της τελικής επιχείρησης στο εργοστάσιο της πόλης Ιν Αμενάς
εξουδετερώθηκαν 11 αντάρτες. Αλλά οι εξτρεμιστές πρόλαβαν να εκτελέσουν
όλους τους ομήρους.
Η επιχείρηση των Ειδικών Δυνάμεων της Αλγερίας αυτή
τη στιγμή έχει ολοκληρωθεί πλήρως.
Το εργοστάσιο
υπέστη σοβαρές ζημιές αφού οι τρομοκράτες ανατίναξαν ένα μέρος του
κτηρίου με αποτέλεσμα να εκδηλωθεί πυρκαγιά.
Στις επόμενες ώρες
αναμένεται η συνέντευξη Τύπου των αλγερινών Αρχών, όπου θα γίνουν
γνωστές οι λεπτομέρειες της επιχείρησης.
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- 2. La prise d'otages en Algérie se termine dans le sang
Sept otages sont morts durant le dernier assaut de l'armée algérienne qui a mis fin à quatre jours d'une prise d'otages spectaculaire. Celle-ci reste entourée d'une grande part de mystère.
La prise d'otages sur le complexe gazier près d'In Amenas en Algérie est terminée. Difficile toutefois de savoir comment s'est exactement déroulé l'ultime assaut de l'armée algérienne contre les ravisseurs du site. Sept otages y ont perdu la vie. Selon les informations données par la télévision algérienne, ils ont été «exécutés» par leurs ravisseurs en représailles, quand ceux-ci ont compris que la fin était proche. L'identité de ces personnes est encore inconnue. Le groupe de ravisseurs avaient affirmé vendredi toujours détenir entre ses mains trois Belges, deux Américains un Japonais et un Britannique. Cette information n'a pas été confirmée par la Belgique. Toujours selon la télévision algérienne, onze ravisseurs ont également péri lors de l'assaut final. Pour Londres Oslo, l'assaut a mis fin à la prise d'otages. et Le site gazier serait maintenant en cours de déminage, comme l'indique la collaboratrice du Figaro et rédactrice en chef du quotidien algérien El Watan sur Twitter.
•Encore aucun bilan complet
Depuis le début de l'opération des forces algériennes jeudi, la majorité des otages (on a parlé de près de 600 personnes) ont réussi à fuir, mais le nombre exact de ceux qui sont morts est encore inconnu. Selon une source sécuritaire, qui donne un premier bilan établi à la suite de l'assaut final, «il y a eu entre 25 et 27 otages étrangers et algériens tués» depuis mercredi, jour du début de la prise d'otages. La nationalité et l'identité de ces personnes n'ont pas été divulguées. Selon les informations diffusées par les officiels, au moins un Américain et un Français font partie des morts. Une dizaine de Japonais, autant de Britanniques et six Norvégiens sont portés disparus. Difficile aussi de savoir combien les terroristes ont enregistré de pertes. Avant l'assaut final, cette même source sécuritaire avait indiqué que 18 ravisseurs avaient été tués. http://www.lefigaro.fr/international/2013/01/19/01003-20130119ARTFIG00425-la-prise-d-otages-en-algerie-se-termine-dans-le-sang.php
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3. Algeria crisis: 'Captors and hostages die in assault'
Algerian troops have
ended a siege at a gas facility in the Sahara desert killing 11 Islamist
militants after they killed seven hostages, Algerian state news agency
APS has said.
The hostages were summarily killed as the troops tried to free them, it said.Foreign workers were among the hostages, but the nationalities of the dead are not known.
UK Defence Secretary Philip Hammond confirmed the crisis was over and that lives had been lost.
At a joint news conference with his US counterpart Leon Panetta, Mr Hammond said the loss of life was "appalling and unacceptable and we must be clear that it is the terrorists who bear sole responsibility for it".
Britain was pressing Algeria for further details, he added.
Mr Hammond said the kidnappers' leaders would be "held to account for their actions".
"The full force of the UK and US and other allied countries will bear down upon them," he said.
The militants had been involved in a stand-off since Thursday after trying to occupy the remote site.
- Clearing mines
At the last count about 30 foreigners remained unaccounted for, including fewer than 10 from the UK.
The chief executive of BP group, which part owns the site, said 14 of its 18 staff were safe.
Bob Dudley said the fate of the other four was still unknown but that the company had "grave fears" for them.
The militants themselves said before the raid that they had been holding seven hostages.
Shortly before reports of the final assault emerged, the leader of the hostage-takers, Abdul Rahman al-Nigeri, said the government had to choose between negotiating with the kidnappers and leaving the hostages to die.
He said the area had been booby-trapped and swore to blow up the complex if the Algerian army used force.
Algerian national oil and gas company Sonatrach said the army was now clearing mines planted by the militants.
- 'Retaliation'
The crisis at the remote In Amenas desert gas
facility began on Wednesday when militants attacked two buses carrying
foreign workers. A Briton and an Algerian reportedly died in the
incident.
The militants then took Algerians and expatriates hostage at
the complex. The leader of the hostage-takers is said to be a veteran
fighter from Niger, named as Abdul Rahman al-Nigeri by the Mauritanian
news agency ANI, which has been in contact with the militants.The Algerian armed forces attacked on Thursday as militants tried to move some of their captives from the facility.
APS reported before Saturday's raid that a group of militants remained at the site, holed up in a workshop with the remaining hostages and armed with rocket-launchers and machine guns.
The Algerian newspaper El Watan quoted officials as saying that the militants tried to sabotage the gas installation on Friday evening by starting a fire, but that it was quickly extinguished.
"The terrorists were prepared to commit a collective suicide; the army's intervention led to their neutralisation. Unfortunately, the hostages were executed," the newspaper added.
Information from the siege has been hard to come by. No foreign reporters are thought to have been given access to the In Amenas plant.
The In Amenas gas field is situated at Tigantourine, about 40km (25 miles) south-west of the town of In Amenas and 1,300km (800 miles) south-east of Algiers.
The plant is jointly run by BP, Norway's Statoil and Algeria's state-owned oil company.
A statement from the kidnappers said the assault on the gas plant was launched in retaliation for French intervention against Islamist groups in neighbouring Mali.
- Bus attack: 0500 local time 16 January: Heavily armed gunmen attack two buses carrying gas field workers towards In Amenas airfield. A Briton and an Algerian die in the fighting.
- Hostages taken: The militants drive to the installation at Tigantourine and take Algerian and foreign workers hostage in the living area and the main gas facility at the complex.
- Army surround complex: Security forces and the Algerian army surround the hostage-takers. Western leaders, including the UK's David Cameron, urge Algeria to consult them before taking action.
- Army attacks: 1200 (1300 GMT) 17 January: Algerian forces attack as militants try to move some of their captives from the facility. Reports say some hostages escape, but others are killed.
- Final assault: The Algerians ended the raid on 19 January, killing the last 11 captors after they had killed seven hostages, state media reported.
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