Hammond: loss of life appalling
The Defence Secretary Philip Hammond has said the government has been told the hostage situation at a gas plant in Algeria has ended but has resulted in "further loss of life".
Mr Hammond described the loss of life as a result of the terrorist attack as "appalling and unacceptable."
To hear the rest of his comments at the press conference click here.
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