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Militants: Hostages Die in Algeria, Some Live
Islamic militants have told a Mauritanian news outlet that that 35 hostages were killed but seven are still alive after Algerian military helicopters strafed a gas complex deep in the Sahara in Algeria. (Jan. 17)
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