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Seven foreign hostages 'survive Algeria air strike'
NOUAKCHOTT, Algeria - Seven foreigners survived an Algerian air strike that killed 34 of their fellow hostages and 15 of their Islamist kidnappers at a desert gas field on Thursday, the ANI news agency quoted a spokesman for the kidnappers as saying.
"Three Belgians, two Americans, one Japanese and one Briton survived a raid by Algerian airplanes on the place they were being held, the spokesman said, adding a call for the management of the gas field to "aid the wounded hostages. - Rappler.com
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