US blames terrorists for Algerian crisis
January 23, 2013 01:24
The US has hinted that Al Qaeda-linked terrorists killed the hostages, including three Americans, in Algeria, saying the casualties would have been much larger if they had succeeded to blow up the oil facility.
"The blame for this tragedy rests with the terrorists who carried it out, and the United States condemns those actions in the strongest possible terms," White House Press Secretary jay Carney told reporters.
"The Algerians have said, as you know, that these attackers intended to kill all of the hostages, and blow up the facility," he said, adding that outcome would have made the situation even more tragic.
"We are in touch with, as we have been, we'll continue to be in touch with, the government of Algeria to gain a fuller picture of what happened, but we cannot lose sight of the fact that the blame for this lies with the terrorists," he said.
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