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September 19, 2013

Algeria gas plant report reveals energy security gaps
Algiers, Algeria (UPI) Sep 18, 2013
The first detailed report of what happened when 32 jihadists stormed the In Amenas gas complex in Algeria in January concludes there were inadequate security measures in place and Algeria's army was ill-prepared for an attack by such a large terrorist force. The report by Norway's Statoil, which operates the sprawling complex in the Sahara Desert with BP and Algeria's state-run Sonatrach, underlines the vulnerabilities of energy facilities in North Africa at a time of widening jihadist operat ... read more

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