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Islamists Raid BP Oil Field Near Libya Border in Algeria

Islamist militants attacked a gas production field in southern Algeria on Wednesday, kidnapping at least seven foreigners and killing a French national, local and company officials said.

An al-Qaida-linked group operating in the Sahara said it had carried out the raid on the In Amenas facility, Mauritania's ANI news agency reported.

Source: The Guardian. Read full article. (link)

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