Here's the latest information from Algeria on the dead and missing after a bloody, four-day hostage siege at the country's remote Ain Amenas natural gas plant. THE DEAD: —29 Islamist militants, according to the Algerian government. —37 foreign hostages, Algeria says. —1 Algerian driver at the plant, Algeria says. —Foreign hostages confirmed dead so far include seven workers from Japan, six from the Philippines, three each from Britain and the United States, two from Romania and one from France. THE MISSING HOSTAGES —Algeria says 5 foreign hostages remain missing, but other governments say that number is too low. —JAPAN: 3 Japanese still missing, the government says. —NORWAY: 5 Norwegian employees of Statoil remain missing, the energy company says. —BRITAIN: 3 Britons and a Colombian who lived in the U.K. are still missing, the government says. Continued... |