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In Amenas gas plant worker warned of bloodshed on eve of attack – inquest In Amenas gas plant worker warned of bloodshed on eve of attack – inquest
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A worker at an Algerian gas plant where British hostages were killed in a terrorist siege allegedly threatened management with "bloodshed" the night before the attack.A worker at an Algerian gas plant where British hostages were killed in a terrorist siege allegedly threatened management with "bloodshed" the night before the attack.
Six Britons and a UK-based Colombian were among 40 hostages killed by al Qaida-linked Islamists during a four-day standoff at the In Amenas complex in January 2013.Six Britons and a UK-based Colombian were among 40 hostages killed by al Qaida-linked Islamists during a four-day standoff at the In Amenas complex in January 2013.
An inquest into their deaths at the Royal Courts Of Justice in London heard that in the months before the attack there had been several labour disputes with local workers at the site, which is jointly run by BP, the Norwegian state oil company Statoil and the Algerian government-owned Sonatrach.An inquest into their deaths at the Royal Courts Of Justice in London heard that in the months before the attack there had been several labour disputes with local workers at the site, which is jointly run by BP, the Norwegian state oil company Statoil and the Algerian government-owned Sonatrach.
In Amenas deputy general manager Mark Cobb was asked about a meeting on the night of 15 January between management and representatives of Algerian drivers who had gone on strike at the site.In Amenas deputy general manager Mark Cobb was asked about a meeting on the night of 15 January between management and representatives of Algerian drivers who had gone on strike at the site.
Bridget Dolan, counsel to the coroner, put to him claims that a translator had overheard one of the drivers' representatives say: "You have made your law but tomorrow when you wake up you will have a surprise and there will be bloodshed."Bridget Dolan, counsel to the coroner, put to him claims that a translator had overheard one of the drivers' representatives say: "You have made your law but tomorrow when you wake up you will have a surprise and there will be bloodshed."
Cobb replied: "No one translated that for me, nobody told me that comment had been made. If I had been made aware of that I would have been extremely worried."Cobb replied: "No one translated that for me, nobody told me that comment had been made. If I had been made aware of that I would have been extremely worried."
Early the following morning a group of more than 30 terrorists armed with machine guns, sniper rifles and explosives overran the site and took employees hostage.Early the following morning a group of more than 30 terrorists armed with machine guns, sniper rifles and explosives overran the site and took employees hostage.
Carson Bilsland and Kenneth Whiteside, both from Scotland; Sebastian John, from the East Midlands; Stephen Green, from Hampshire; Paul Morgan and Garry Barlow, both from Liverpool, and Carlos Estrada, originally from Colombia but who lived in London, were killed during the attack.Carson Bilsland and Kenneth Whiteside, both from Scotland; Sebastian John, from the East Midlands; Stephen Green, from Hampshire; Paul Morgan and Garry Barlow, both from Liverpool, and Carlos Estrada, originally from Colombia but who lived in London, were killed during the attack.
Cobb said the dispute with the drivers had seemingly been resolved when he left Algeria to return to his native US for the Christmas holidays, but flared up again while he was away.Cobb said the dispute with the drivers had seemingly been resolved when he left Algeria to return to his native US for the Christmas holidays, but flared up again while he was away.
"When I left I said that the new year was going to be a new year for In Amenas," he told the court."When I left I said that the new year was going to be a new year for In Amenas," he told the court.
He said In Amenas was located inside a "ring of steel" controlled by the Algerian military, and the plant had about 160 armed gendarmes providing security. He said In Amenas was located inside a "ring of steel" controlled by the Algerian military, and the plant had about 160 armed gendarmes providing security.
The court heard on Monday that Bilsland, a 46-year-old inspection engineer, had written to his family complaining about security on the complex. "The job is fine but security is not good and not safe compared to other places I've worked," he was said to have written.The court heard on Monday that Bilsland, a 46-year-old inspection engineer, had written to his family complaining about security on the complex. "The job is fine but security is not good and not safe compared to other places I've worked," he was said to have written.