Mokhtar Belmokhtar allegedly killed in Mali
Jihadist Mokhtar Belmokhtar, who Chad officials claim has been killed by their armed forces, allegedly planned the hostage taking of hundreds of foreign workers at a BP co-owned gas facility in Algeria earlier this year.
Here is a full profile of Mokhar Belmokhtar.
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