ARMENIAN CITIZEN AMONG HOSTAGES IN ALGERIA
NEWS.AM
January 17, 2013 | 14:49
A citizen of Armenia is among those that were taken hostage in
Algeria, a representative of the Islamist militants told Al Jazeera
television, RFE/RL Armenian service said quoting Agence France-Presse
(AFP) news agency reports.
The militants that attacked an Algerian gas plant confirmed to having
taken 41 people-including citizens of Armenia, the United States,
France, Norway, and Great Britain-as hostages.
“We demand that the Algerian armed forces be removed from the area of
the plant to commence negotiations,” a militant said.
From: Baghdasarian
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