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An Algerian military operation is under way at a gas facility in eastern Algeria where hostages are being held, the British Foreign Office says.
A number of hostages, both Algerian and foreign, escape Islamist militants who took them captive in eastern Algeria, media and officials say.
The mood appears upbeat among Nigerian soldiers preparing to cross the border into Mali in west Africa.
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Security forces in eastern Algeria surround a gas facility occupied by militants who have killed two people and seized some 20 foreign workers.
Nearly 200 Nigerian troops are due to join French forces fighting Islamist militants in Mali, where the first major ground operation has begun.
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