Algeria claims militant hostage crisis is over
Algerian special forces launched a rescue operation Thursday at a natural gas plant in the Sahara Desert and freed foreign hostages held by al Qaeda-linked militants, but estimates for the number of dead varied wildly from four to dozens. Militants claiming revenge for France's intervention against rebels in Mali seized the Ain Amenas natural gas complex on Wednesday, taking dozens of foreign workers hostage. Algerian state television said Thursday that four captives, two Britons and two Filipinos, had died. But the militants said at least 35 hostages had died in the state's rescue attempt. There was no way to independently verify the toll in the remote location, 800 miles from Algiers. The reports of high casualties have deeply disturbed foreign governments, prompting a number to criticize Algeria's operation.
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al Qaeda-linked
Overall Sentiment: -0.820378
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Stephen McFaul
Overall Sentiment: 0.0975618
Relevance: 0.378945
Marie
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David Martin
Overall Sentiment: 0.109515
Relevance: 0.343887
Jay Carney
Overall Sentiment: -0.141864
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| -0.0225636 | Jay Carney said the Obama administration was "concerned about reports of loss of life and are seeking clarity from the government of Algeria." |
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Martin
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Cami McCormick
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Country: Algeria
Overall Sentiment: -0.191713
Relevance: 0.790455
Country: U.S.
Overall Sentiment: 0.126725
Relevance: 0.380657
Country: Mali
Overall Sentiment: -0.247742
Relevance: 0.380044
Country: France
Overall Sentiment: -0.480295
Relevance: 0.374959
Country: Spain
Overall Sentiment: 0.0304199
Relevance: 0.300144
GeographicFeature: Sahara Desert
Overall Sentiment: -0.0827286
Relevance: 0.385814
City: Belfast
Overall Sentiment: 0
Relevance: 0.340152
City: Washington
Overall Sentiment: 0
Relevance: 0.317127
Company: CBS News
Overall Sentiment: 0.222388
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Company: CBS Radio
Overall Sentiment: -0.115112
Relevance: 0.417705
Company: BP
Overall Sentiment: 0.0646418
Relevance: 0.312743
Organization: Algerian government
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Relevance: 0.663783
Organization: Britain's Foreign Office
Overall Sentiment: 0
Relevance: 0.416168
Organization: al Qaeda
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Relevance: 0.363834
Organization: Obama administration
Overall Sentiment: -0.254371
Relevance: 0.319883
FieldTerminology: natural gas
Overall Sentiment: -0.190539
Relevance: 0.454567
- Al Qaeda
- al-shabab
- Algeria
- amenas
- hostage
- islamists
- katibat moulathamine
- Mali
- northern mali
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