20:29, 18 January 2013 | GMT +5
Algeria siege: 'Around 60' foreign hostages still held
LONDON. January 18. KAZINFORM About 650 hostages have been freed from militants at a gas facility in Algeria, state media report, but about 60 foreigners are still being held, BBC said.

State-run APS news agency said those freed at the In Amenas installation included 573 Algerians and more than half of 132 foreign workers.
The militants remained holed up at the site and the Algerian army wanted a "peaceful end" to the crisis, APS said.
At least four foreign workers died when troops moved in on Thursday.
A "comprehensive total" of the hostages still held was not available and some of them had taken refuge at various points around the site, a security source told APS.
The installation had been put out of action to avoid the risk of an explosion, the agency reported.