Official l 67 killed in attack in Algeria

The command headed by an Algerian who took the gas plant Amenas, came from northern Mali, Algerian official said. The dramatic hostage-taking, which lasted four days, culminating in the death of "37 foreigners from eight different nationalities", while 29 hijackers were killed and three were arrested, said the prime minister. This is an interim balance sheet, as five foreigners still missing after the attack that lasted from Wednesday to Saturday, Abdelmalek Sellal said. But the prime minister did not elaborate on the nationality of the dead foreigners. So far, confirmed the death of a Frenchman, an American, two Romanians, three Britons, six Filipinos and seven Japanese. A first official statement balance realized last Saturday killed 23 people, without specifying the nationality of the victims. Among the 29 hijackers were killed and three were arrested, Sellal said. He concluded by stating that "the 32 terrorists came from the north of Mali."