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| Algeria siege: 'Around 60' foreign hostages still held | Algeria siege: 'Around 60' foreign hostages still held |
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| About 650 hostages have been freed from militants at a gas facility in Algeria, state media report, but about 60 foreigners are still being held. | About 650 hostages have been freed from militants at a gas facility in Algeria, state media report, but about 60 foreigners are still being held. |
| State-run APS news agency said those freed at the In Amenas installation included 573 Algerians and more than half of 132 foreign workers. | State-run APS news agency said those freed at the In Amenas installation included 573 Algerians and more than half of 132 foreign workers. |
| The militants remained holed up at the site and the Algerian army wanted a "peaceful end" to the crisis, APS said. | |
| At least four foreign workers died when troops moved in on Thursday. | At least four foreign workers died when troops moved in on Thursday. |
| A "comprehensive total" of the hostages still held was not available and some of them had taken refuge at various points around the site, a security source told APS. | |
| The installation had been put out of action to avoid the risk of an explosion, the agency reported. |