(New York Times) Adam Nossiter and Scott Sayare - The French military assault on Islamist extremists in Mali escalated on Wednesday when, in retribution, armed attackers seized an internationally managed natural gas field in neighboring Algeria and took at least 20 foreign hostages, including Americans. Algerian officials said at least two people, including a Briton, were killed in the assault, which began with an ambush on a bus trying to ferry gas-field workers to an airport. Hundreds of Algerian security forces surrounded the gas-field compound, creating a tense standoff.
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