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Six hostages, eight rebels killed in Algeria strike: source
ALGIERS |
ALGIERS (Reuters) - Six foreign hostages and eight of their captors were killed by an Algerian military strike on a vehicle being used by the kidnappers at a remote gas plant, a source in the town where the incident was unfolding told Reuters.
The source said some hostages were still being held, and 180 Algerian citizens had escaped.
(Reporting by Lamine Chikhi; Writing by Peter Graff; Editing by Giles Elgood)
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