Algeria crisis: "Hostages murdered in cowardly fashion" - Hollande
A four-day siege at a gas facility in the Sahara desert has ended, with militants and their hostages killed.
Seven hostages were killed by their captors during a final raid by Algerian troops - at least 23 hostages and 32 hostage-takers died in the four-day stand-off, Algerian officials say.
French President Francois Hollande defended the Algerian response to the crisis as being "the most suitable".
But said the killing of the seven hostages was "cowardly".
19 Jan 2013
- From the section Africa