US officials are saying very little about the Algerian military operation to free those taken hostage after militants attacked a gas facility Wednesday morning. NBC's Stephanie Gosk reports. By Ian Johnston, Staff Writer, NBC NewsMany of the Western hostages held by Islamist militants at a gas plant in Algeria were likely inadvertently killed by the country's military, according to an account by relatives of an Irishman who survived.
A day after the attempted rescue operation (http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/01/17/16565069-some-survive-algeria-gas-plant-hostage-crisis-but-fate-of-dozens-unknown?lite) at the In Amenas gas facility, joint-operator BP said in a statement Friday (http://www.bp.com/genericarticle.do?categoryId=2012968&contentId=7083543) that the "serious situation" at them plant was ongoing and that the "current location and situation" of a small number of its employees was still uncertain.(http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/130118-algeria-mcfaul-5a.380;380;7;70;0.jpg)McFaul family via ReutersBelfast native Stephen McFaul (right) is pictured with his sons Dylan (left) and Jake in this family handout photo taken four years ago and made available Thursday.
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