Algeria Hostage Crisis Stretches Into Another Day

by Renee Montagne, NPR

On Thursday, Algerian forces opened fire on Islamists holding dozens of foreigners hostage. The militants, who have been linked to al-Qaida, say they took over the gas facility deep into the Sahara Desert in retaliation for France's attack on Islamic militants in the west African nation of Mali.

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• Morning Edition, January 18, 2013