Algeria crisis: Multiple hostage casualties feared
Algerian forces have moved against Islamic militants holding hostages at a gas facility in eastern Algeria.
Britons were among the group of foreign nationals being held at the plant near In Amenas. One is confirmed dead, the fate of other hostages is unclear.
British Prime Minister David Cameron has warned that the country should "prepare for bad news".
The BBC's Security Correspondent Frank Gardner reports.
17 Jan 2013
- From the section Africa