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This is -- Fox News alert I'm Bret there in Washington at least three Americans are among the hostages being held at this hour.

By Islamic militants in Algeria tonight.

The kidnappings are apparently an outgrowth of western intervention in neighboring Mali.

We've boxing coverage tonight national security correspondent Jennifer Griffin is at the Pentagon but we begin in London where senior foreign affairs correspondent Greg Powell -- Has the latest good evening -- Hey Brad and there is a standoff going on right now at an energy facility in Algeria.

Algerian security is on one side al-Qaeda linked militants on the other -- foreigners including Americans.

Caught in the middle.

This is a target -- the first dangerous fallout from the French military operation against islamists and Molly.

A natural gas complex at an ominous Algeria was attacked by al-Qaeda linked militants early today two people reportedly killed including one British citizens.

Dozens of foreigners were kidnapped including at least three Americans taken hostage.

The best information that we have at this time is that US citizens -- are among the hostages.

I hope you'll understand that in order to protect their safety.

I'm not gonna get into numbers.

The militants say the attack was in response to Algeria opening its airspace to French fighter jets almost all the operation ended they could not ensure the hostages' safety.

Claiming responsibility group headed by Algerian born jihadist -- -- -- -- -- Decades of terror activity in Algeria and and smuggling and kidnapping across northern Africa as a key figure in al-Qaeda in the Islamic -- he and other militants reportedly left several days ago from northern Mali -- in Tunisia or Libya before the attack in Algeria.

This is basically.

-- intrusive the particular wins.

What's must've been -- -- row run well on its side bush -- Meanwhile in Mali fresh troops launched their ground operations today putting them in direct combat with the Islamist rebels and a town north east of the capital Bamako.

This as US military officials monitor the situation and work through legal hurdles in order to provide logistical assistance and transportation for French troops French air strikes have softened up the rebel strongholds but officials admit the militants are proving to be tough close.

Chart I would think they're they're reacting and other critical -- are different but at this.

But what more what you think -- There are reports that some Algerian hostages have been freed but also claims from the militants they repelled an attempt.

By Algerian security to free the rest.

People who know these militants say proceed with caution.

-- Greg Palkot live in London tonight Greg thank you.

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