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.”

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