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Tragedy and triumph reported in Algeria hostage situation

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    Jennifer Griffin with the developing story

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Good evening I'm right -- we began with the latest on the fluid situation the hostage situation in Algeria.

We're waiting for word on the fate of several Americans held by terrorists.

Two others from the US are safe tonight after a daring escape.

National security correspondent Jennifer Griffin is at the Pentagon again tonight -- what's happening right now but even Jennifer.

Good evening -- the Algeria rescue appears to be over but the fate of several Americans remains unclear Fox News has learned at least two American survivors.

Are on route to London right now and BP has chartered a flight.

Out of Algeria for its employees some of whom narrowly escaped death.

The kidnappers themselves said they took dozens of hostages at the BP oil and gas facility in response to Algeria.

Giving the French permission to fly into neighboring Mali where French troops are trying to push back al-Qaeda linked to rebels.

Instability.

In Mali has.

Created the opportunity for a staging base and safe haven.

-- terrorists more than 41 foreign oil workers were captured by the al-Qaeda linked group whose leader lost an -- fighting in Afghanistan.

Dozens of algerians were also taken and then released it is one of the largest hostage taking incidents in recent memory.

At 7 AM eastern Algerian forces which had surrounded the BP complex.

Without telling their US partners stormed the facility using helicopter gun -- to strafed the kidnappers since they tried to escape.

Algerian officials admit there were casualties up to seven Americans are still missing.

Good citizens or mom the hostages but we don't have at this point.

More details to provide you know we're certainly concerned about reports of loss of life.

And are seeking clarity from the government have of Algeria the Algerian government rejected offers of US help.

And US special operations teams remained on standby in nearby Europe an unarmed US drone was repositioned over the BP complex.

It's still there they're still a threat there are threatened Yemen there threatened Somalia there -- threat as we speak.

In -- some former State Department officials say that the instability in Mali and Algeria are directly related to the decision to intervene in Libya and.

Overthrow Moammar Qaddafi whose African mercenaries fled back home -- It's clear that the collapse of the Qaddafi regime was the flame that sparked all of this you could argue that it might have happened anyway.

But clearly having -- influx of heavily armed well trained fighters.

Going into countries that had existing problems exacerbated.

Those problems at the end of the Bush Administration the State Department considered Molly.

A success story a quote model of democracy but the instability that came out of Libya and the foreign fighters.

That return to the region after the Iraq War ended.

Has caused the fight against al-Qaeda to move now to North Africa -- for we'll head -- breaking details Jennifer thank you Fox News.

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