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| Algeria siege: British hostage 'was executed' | Algeria siege: British hostage 'was executed' |
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| British hostage Kenny Whiteside was "lined up" and shot dead in the Algerian siege, his brother has said. | British hostage Kenny Whiteside was "lined up" and shot dead in the Algerian siege, his brother has said. |
| Bob Whiteside told STV that militants "lined up four hostages, including Kenny, and executed them". | Bob Whiteside told STV that militants "lined up four hostages, including Kenny, and executed them". |
| Three British hostages have been confirmed dead while efforts continue to locate a further three Britons believed to be dead. None have been formally named by the Foreign Office. | |
| David Cameron has pledged help to "find and dismantle" the network responsible. | David Cameron has pledged help to "find and dismantle" the network responsible. |
| Mr Whiteside, Paul Thomas Morgan and Garry Barlow have been named as victims by relatives. | |
| A fourth Briton believed to have been killed has been named locally, in Perthshire, as Carson Bilsland. | |
| 'International effort' | |
| The prime minister told MPs the UK would "work closely with the Algerian government to learn the lessons of this attack and to deepen our security co-operation". | |
| "And we will contribute British intelligence and counter-terrorism assets to an international effort to find and dismantle the network that planned and ordered the brutal assault," he said. | "And we will contribute British intelligence and counter-terrorism assets to an international effort to find and dismantle the network that planned and ordered the brutal assault," he said. |
| "We must work right across the region." | "We must work right across the region." |
| A raid by Algerian troops on Saturday ended the four-day siege at a gas plant near the town of In Amenas, in the east of the country, that is thought to have left as many as 48 hostages dead. | A raid by Algerian troops on Saturday ended the four-day siege at a gas plant near the town of In Amenas, in the east of the country, that is thought to have left as many as 48 hostages dead. |
| The UK Foreign Office has yet to name any of the British victims. | The UK Foreign Office has yet to name any of the British victims. |
| Bob Whiteside said he had been told by a colleague of his brother that he had been "executed as the Algerian army went in the first time - they just lined up four and shot them". | Bob Whiteside said he had been told by a colleague of his brother that he had been "executed as the Algerian army went in the first time - they just lined up four and shot them". |
| href="/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-21119056" title="Brother told hostage was executed" >In an interview with BBC News, Mr Whiteside said his family had found out about his brother's death through a Facebook message from his Algerian colleague. | |
| "We were not given any official information and it was through Facebook, of all things, that we found out of Kenny's demise." | "We were not given any official information and it was through Facebook, of all things, that we found out of Kenny's demise." |
| He said police had visited him on Sunday night to confirm the death of his 59-year-old brother, who lived with his wife and two daughters in Johannesburg, South Africa. | He said police had visited him on Sunday night to confirm the death of his 59-year-old brother, who lived with his wife and two daughters in Johannesburg, South Africa. |
| Families of other British victims have also been paying tribute to them. | Families of other British victims have also been paying tribute to them. |
| Mr Morgan's mother, Marianne, 65, and his 36-year-old partner, Emma Steele, described the 46-year-old as "a true gentleman, a family man". | Mr Morgan's mother, Marianne, 65, and his 36-year-old partner, Emma Steele, described the 46-year-old as "a true gentleman, a family man". |
| "He very much loved his partner Emma, his mum, brothers and sister, of who he was very proud," the statement said. | "He very much loved his partner Emma, his mum, brothers and sister, of who he was very proud," the statement said. |
| "We are so proud of him and so proud of what he achieved in his life." | "We are so proud of him and so proud of what he achieved in his life." |
| 'Totally devastated' | 'Totally devastated' |
| The family of Garry Barlow described "a loving, devoted family man" who "loved life and lived it to the full". | |
| In a statement, the widow of the 49-year-old father-of-two, from Liverpool, said he was "very proud of his family, as they were of him". | In a statement, the widow of the 49-year-old father-of-two, from Liverpool, said he was "very proud of his family, as they were of him". |
| She said his family was "totally devastated" by the death of Mr Barlow, a system supervisor for BP at the In Amenas plant. | She said his family was "totally devastated" by the death of Mr Barlow, a system supervisor for BP at the In Amenas plant. |
| Carson Bilsland, originally from from Bridge of Cally, near Blairgowrie in Perthshire, was described as a former member of the British Speed Skiing team and an adventure sport enthusiast. | |
| John Macpherson, who had worked with Mr Bilsland as a ski instructor at Glenshee, described him as a "very vibrant character" whose loss was a great shock. | |
| A UK-based Colombian is also thought to be dead. | A UK-based Colombian is also thought to be dead. |
| Efforts continue to locate the three remaining Britons feared dead. | Efforts continue to locate the three remaining Britons feared dead. |
| Twenty-two British survivors have been flown back to the UK and reunited with their families. | Twenty-two British survivors have been flown back to the UK and reunited with their families. |
| Speaking in the Commons, Mr Cameron said that in Algeria, as in Somalia, "terrorist activity has been fed by hostage ransoms and wider criminality". | Speaking in the Commons, Mr Cameron said that in Algeria, as in Somalia, "terrorist activity has been fed by hostage ransoms and wider criminality". |
| "To date, the threat it poses has been to these North African states themselves and, of course, to Western interests in those states. | "To date, the threat it poses has been to these North African states themselves and, of course, to Western interests in those states. |
| "But as it escalates it is also becoming a magnet for jihadists from other countries who share this poisonous ideology." | "But as it escalates it is also becoming a magnet for jihadists from other countries who share this poisonous ideology." |
| Algerian Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal said 37 foreigners from eight nationalities were killed during the siege. As many as 48 hostages, including Algerians, are thought to have died in total. | Algerian Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal said 37 foreigners from eight nationalities were killed during the siege. As many as 48 hostages, including Algerians, are thought to have died in total. |
| Several hostages remain unaccounted for, including three Britons. | Several hostages remain unaccounted for, including three Britons. |
| The dead or missing also include workers from the US, Japan, Norway, Romania, Malaysia, the Philippines and Romania. | The dead or missing also include workers from the US, Japan, Norway, Romania, Malaysia, the Philippines and Romania. |
| He said 29 militants had been killed and three captured alive. | He said 29 militants had been killed and three captured alive. |
| Buses attacked | Buses attacked |
| Algerian officials said the hostage-takers - from six different nationalities - belonged to a new Islamist group formed by a veteran Algerian militant and kidnapper, Mokhtar Belmokhtar, who recently broke from al-Qaeda. | Algerian officials said the hostage-takers - from six different nationalities - belonged to a new Islamist group formed by a veteran Algerian militant and kidnapper, Mokhtar Belmokhtar, who recently broke from al-Qaeda. |
| Mauritanian website Sahara Media says he has claimed responsibility for the hostage-taking in a video message. | Mauritanian website Sahara Media says he has claimed responsibility for the hostage-taking in a video message. |
| The video is said to have showed Belmokhtar claiming he was prepared to negotiate with Western and Algerian leaders if French military offensives against Islamists in neighbouring Mali were stopped. | The video is said to have showed Belmokhtar claiming he was prepared to negotiate with Western and Algerian leaders if French military offensives against Islamists in neighbouring Mali were stopped. |
| The crisis began on Wednesday when militants attacked two buses carrying foreign workers and Algerians to the remote site in south-eastern Algeria. A Briton and an Algerian reportedly died at the scene. | The crisis began on Wednesday when militants attacked two buses carrying foreign workers and Algerians to the remote site in south-eastern Algeria. A Briton and an Algerian reportedly died at the scene. |
| The militants then took Algerians and foreign workers hostage at the complex, which was quickly surrounded by the Algerian army. | The militants then took Algerians and foreign workers hostage at the complex, which was quickly surrounded by the Algerian army. |
| State news agency APS said 685 Algerian workers and 107 out of 132 foreigners working at the plant had been freed. | State news agency APS said 685 Algerian workers and 107 out of 132 foreigners working at the plant had been freed. |
| Among the Britons, two of the survivors have been named as Lou Fear, 56, from Louth in Lincolnshire and Allen McCloud, 53, from Plymouth in Devon. | Among the Britons, two of the survivors have been named as Lou Fear, 56, from Louth in Lincolnshire and Allen McCloud, 53, from Plymouth in Devon. |
| Other freed hostages have been named as Iain Strachan, 38, from Howwood in Renfrewshire; Darren Matthews, from Saltburn-by-the-Sea, Teesside; Mark Grant, 29, from Grangemouth, near Falkirk; Alan Wright, 37, from Portsoy in Aberdeenshire; Peter Hunter, 53, from County Durham; David Murray, 47, from Kirkby in Merseyside; Huw Edwards, 55, from Macclesfield in Cheshire; Martin Johnson, 62, of Todmorden in West Yorkshire; Tony Grisedale, 60, from Workington in Cumbria and Stephen McFaul, 36, from Belfast. | Other freed hostages have been named as Iain Strachan, 38, from Howwood in Renfrewshire; Darren Matthews, from Saltburn-by-the-Sea, Teesside; Mark Grant, 29, from Grangemouth, near Falkirk; Alan Wright, 37, from Portsoy in Aberdeenshire; Peter Hunter, 53, from County Durham; David Murray, 47, from Kirkby in Merseyside; Huw Edwards, 55, from Macclesfield in Cheshire; Martin Johnson, 62, of Todmorden in West Yorkshire; Tony Grisedale, 60, from Workington in Cumbria and Stephen McFaul, 36, from Belfast. |