Breaking News - Some hostages who escaped Algeria due in London

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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 Alastair Jamieson, NBC NewsUpdated 6:55 p.m. ET: Western hostages being held by Islamist militants at a gas plant in Algeria were feared to have been killed during a raid by Algerian forces Thursday. At least some hostages, however, reportedly escaped.Kjetil Alsvik / Statoil via AFP - Getty Images, fileThe gas plant near In Amenas, Algeria.State media reported Thursday evening that the military operation had ended at the remote desert facility where dozens of workers — including three Americans — had been held hostage. The Algerian government was reported as saying two Filipinos and two British hostages had been killed.


Some of the hostages reportedly escaped from the natural gas pumping plant, near In Amenas, close to the Libya border. An unknown number of hostages left the country on a charter flight and were expected to land at London's Gatwick airport near midnight Thursday, BP, which operates the complex, told NBC News. The company would not confirm the nationalities of the hostages on the flight.

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