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NO ARMENIAN CITIZENS AMONG ALGERIA HOSTAGES - FOREIGN MINISTRY
NEWS.AM
January 18, 2013 | 12:15
YEREVAN.- Preliminary reports received from Algerian foreign office
say there are no citizens of Armenia among those who were taken
hostage, spokesperson for Foreign Ministry Tigran Balayan told
Armenian News-NEWS.am.
Earlier AFP quoting Al Jazeera television reported about an Armenian
citizen taken as a hostage .
The militants took several dozens of people as hostages in a gas
plant situated in south-east of Algeria.
Conflicting reports were received from Algeria on Thursday. Thirty
hostages reportedly managed to escape by military helicopters. Some
reports claimed 35 hostages were killed in an attempt to escape. No
official information was reported on the number of hostages and
casualties.
NEWS.AM
January 18, 2013 | 12:15
YEREVAN.- Preliminary reports received from Algerian foreign office
say there are no citizens of Armenia among those who were taken
hostage, spokesperson for Foreign Ministry Tigran Balayan told
Armenian News-NEWS.am.
Earlier AFP quoting Al Jazeera television reported about an Armenian
citizen taken as a hostage .
The militants took several dozens of people as hostages in a gas
plant situated in south-east of Algeria.
Conflicting reports were received from Algeria on Thursday. Thirty
hostages reportedly managed to escape by military helicopters. Some
reports claimed 35 hostages were killed in an attempt to escape. No
official information was reported on the number of hostages and
casualties.