[ 2013-02-06 ]

UK Prime Minister David Cameron said questions would be asked about the Algerian response to the crisis

Three Britons confirmed dead in Algeria - UK PM
Three Britons are confirmed to have been killed
and three more are believed to be dead after the
Algeria hostage crisis, the prime minister has
said.

One further UK resident is also thought to be
dead, David Cameron said.

An unknown number of Britons have survived. Some
returned to the UK overnight, the Foreign Office
said.

Algerian troops raided the In Amenas gas facility
on Saturday ending a four-day siege. At least 23
hostages died and Algeria says 32 militants died.

Mr Cameron said: "I know the whole country will
want to join me in sending our sympathies and
condolences to the families who have undergone an
absolutely dreadful ordeal and who now face life
without these very precious loved ones."

The prime minister said questions would be asked
about the Algerian response to the crisis, but he
added: "The responsibility for these deaths lies
squarely with the terrorists who launched this
vicious and cowardly attack."

Source - BBC

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