Algerian forces are scouring the Sahara desert for five foreigners
missing since Islamist militants attacked a remote natural gas plant, an
official said Jan. 22.
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Algerian firemen carry a coffin containing a person killed during the gas facility hostage situation at the morgue in Ain Amenas, Algeria, Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. At least 81 people have been reported dead, including 32 Islamist militants, after a bloody, four-day hostage situation at Algeria's remote Ain Amenas natural gas plant. (AP Photo/Anis Belghoul)