Algeria claims militant hostage crisis is over
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French President Francois Hollande delivers his speech during the New Year wishes ceremony to members of Parliament, at the Elysee Palace in Paris, on January 16, 2013. President Francois Hollande said today it was not confirmed that any French nationals had been taken hostage after an attack in Algeria by Islamists who claimed they had kidnapped 41 people. Islamists said they were holding 41 Westerners at a gas field after killing two foreigners in an attack carried out to avenge Algerian support for French military intervention in Mali. AFP PHOTO / Remy de la Mauviniere (Photo credit should read REMY DE LA MAUVINIERE/AFP/Getty Images)
