UN Security Council condemns terrorist attacks in Algeria
A hostage crisis last week at a remote Algerian gas plant was carried out by 30 militants
from across the northern swath of Africa and two from Canada, according to Algerian
authorities.
In all, 38 workers and 29 militants died, the Algerian prime
minister said yesterday, offering the government's first detailed account of four
days of chaos that ended with a bloody military raid he defended as the only way possible
to end the standoff.
Five foreigners are still missing.
In New York,
the UN Security Council strongly condemned what it described as the "heinous" terrorist
attacks in Algeria: “We condemn in the strongest terms the terrorist attack in Algeria,
resulting in numerous deaths and injuries. We join others in expressing our deep sympathy
and sincere condolences to the victims of these heinous acts and their families and
to the people and the Governments of Algeria and those countries whose nationals have
been affected.”