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Algerian security officials say two people have been killed and several foreigners abducted in an attack on a gas facility near In Amenas in the east of the country.
Islamist militants allied to Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) say they carried out the attack.
They claim to have seized six people. Their nationalities are unclear.
The oil giant BP says a gas field it runs in partnership with Norwegians and Algerians was attacked.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-21042659
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