And denis allex still remains safe and far from the battle. At the moment this is still being treated as an unfortunate tragedy here in france but it has the potential to become serious. French hostages are also being held in mali by al qaeda in the area. The botched Mission Together with the situation in mali makes their future look very bleak indade indeed. The french president spoke about the hoft situation about an hour ago. I have taken some days ago an action intend to carry out an action to free one of our agents held for more than three and a half years in terrible conditions. This operation was not successful in spite of the sacrifice of two of our soldiers and no doubt the assassination of our hostage. Lets get the latest live from the capital. Originally, rory, the french government was saying it wasnt going to put troops in. What changed things . Well, lauren, you are right. As recently as i think two months ago, in october and november of 2012 Francois Hollande was saying
And improved Economic Performance and Financial Literacy in the 21st century. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. And. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Brown algerias state news agency now says special forces have completed a mission to rescue dozens of foreign hostages, including some americans. Theyd been held by militants tied to alqaeda. But there are wildly varying accounts of how many got out alive, and how many were killed. Because of the fluidity and the fact that there is a lot of planning going on, i cannot give you any further details at this time about the Current Situation on the ground. Brown even this afternoon, as secretary of state Hillary Clinton suggested, the situation in algeria remained confused. The focus was this natural gas compound in the Sahara Desert seen here in footage from last month. The vast, natural gas fa
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Algerian soldiers have surrounded a gas facility near the border with libya. Two people and killed. Gunmen are holding about 40 people inside. We have spoken with some of the hostages. Its not clear if there were speaking underdress. Duress. The but the photographer decided not to show their faces. This is the gas field where the workers are being held hostage. Its run by british, norwegian, and algerian companies. The nationals are being held from algeria, ireland, japan, france, and the United States, and britain. Many of the people ive worked in the area many years. I asked for your understanding for not being able to give you more detailed information. Its not clear how many algerian workers are being held. Least 30 people have managed to escape. A Catering Company said that it has 150 employees alone still confined at the plant. The gas field is in remote parts of the countrys eastern desert, serviced by its own air fields, accommodations, and hospital. Several hundred people are
Rising anger in pakistan as protesters accused the military of killing civilians. Quite a nightmare. Japans two Main Airlines grounded the dreamliner after another emergency. This is al jazeera, live from doha. French troops are getting ready for their first facetoface battles with rebels in mali. Until now, the french have said they would only provide air and Logistical Support to the maili malian army. Today the Ground Forces are in the process of deploying. Until now we had some forces in the capital to secure the population, are nationals, and european nationals, and to secure the city. Now the French Forces are reaching the north. Nigeria is sending 200 soldiers as part of a multinational west African Force that will number more than 3000. Lets look at where the troops are headed. French soldiers have already joined the mali troops 400 kilometers north of bamako. Nazanine moshiri is in the capital. Where are french troops now exactly . Are they in rebelheld territory . Diabaly is