Islamist militants attacked a gas production field in
southern Algeria on Wednesday, kidnapping at dozens of foreigners and
killing a French national, local and company officials said.
An al Qaeda-linked group operating in the Sahara said it had carried out
the raid on the In Amenas facility, Mauritania's ANI news agency
reported.
The field, located close to the border with Libya, is operated by a
joint venture including BP, Norwegian oil firm Statoil and Algerian
state company Sonatrach.
