Algeria siege: Hostage takers 'came from Mali'

January 21, 2013 19:49

Algerian Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal has said the 32 militants who took dozens of people hostage at a gas plant had "come from northern Mali'.

As many as 48 hostages - including foreigners - are thought to have died at the site near the town of In Amenas.About 20 captives remain unaccounted for after the four-day siege, which ended on Sunday.

The militants said they took hostages in retaliation for French intervention against Islamists in Mali.

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