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>>gregg: a dozen more bodies discovered at a gas plant in algeria the scene of the deadly hostage stand off, hundreds of workers were rescued but up to 48 hostages were killed including an american. more are missing. authorities say the death toll is expected to rise significantly as a search of the complex continues. connor joins us live from the middle east bureau. >> a lot of confusion of what actually happened at the been gas plant. today, officials searched through the debris at the b.p. gas facility in algeria and according to a private television station they say that authorities have u...

Killed in that standoff. peter doocy joins us live from washington with more. peter? >> tucker we learned that frederick who was working at that bp gas facility in algeria appears to have died from a heart attack. when they came in with guns blazing during an attempt to rescue hostage and kill kidnappers. he is the only american casualty we know about. so far there, certainly could be others. we know that u.s. and british officials were not given a heads up by the algerian military about that daring rescue that put so many u.s. and british citizens in direct danger. and those officials are rep...

Al-qaeda's affiliate in north africa. also known as al-qaeda in the islam okay magreb, or kqim. >> right. >> heather: most of the group leaders and their allies, they are algerian, including the suspected ring leader. this hostage plot, i really want to ask you about him. he's one-eyed desert bandit, he's also known as mr. marlboro and the uncatchable. you yourself have been involved in numerous operations in algeria going back as far as the 1990s. what do you know about the group claiming responsibility first for this attack and taking over the gas facility? >> everything is connected out the...

Quarters part of that gas facility where most of the hostage were held but they, perhaps, do not have control of the rest of the facility. that might explain why there are so many differing figures on how many hostage may have escaped and how many may have been killed. bill. >> bill: thank you, jonathan. jonathan hunt with that fox report tonight. the top guy at the pentagon now weighing in on the debate over guns in america speaking to u.s. troops from italy. defense secretary leon panetta expressing support for president obama's push for the restrictions on gun sales, which includes a renewa...

Government but many leaders have. it's clearly difficult to get information out of this remote area of algeria and the algerian government being anything about forthcoming. just yesterday, they said that this operation at that gas facility was over. at first reported on the fox report, that may well not be true and they did not have control of the entire gas facility. we learned today that those reports were in fact true. they didn't have complete control. frankly, gregg, the best information is from the hostages who have now got out. >> gregg: thanks very much. let's turn to jennifer cooke. w...