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Hostage crisis at Ain Amenas gas field shocks world
U S defense secretary Panetta vows all necessary steps after an al Qaeda linked assault at the Ain Amenas gas facility in Algeria. Militants surrounded the complex as helicopters roared overhead. Hostages from multiple nations held, with several killed and wounded. Bands of gunmen from Algeria under Moktar Belmoktar, claim ties to al Qaeda.
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Mali
U.S
Katibat Moulathamine
Masked Brigade
Ain Amenas
France
Statoil
Sonatrach
JGC Corp
Rome
Leon Panetta
United States
Algeria
al-Qaida
Pakistan
Afghanistan
Daho Ould Kabila
Kabila
de Dimanche
Gradu
BP Petroleum Company
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