双语新闻：阿尔及利亚数十外国人质的命运情况不明 Fates of Dozens of Foreign Hostages in Algeria Unknown

18 January, 2013

星期五，发生在阿尔及利亚沙漠一个天然气设施中的人质危机进入了第3天，目前几乎得不到有关还被扣押的外国人质的任何信息。

阿尔及利亚军队星期四突袭阿梅纳斯天然气厂，解救出人数不详的外国和当地工人，但有几名人质和绑架者被打死。

有关国家政府在突袭前没有得到通知，目前正在紧张地努力了解据报被扣押在阿梅纳斯天然气厂的41名外国人质的情况。

至少有4名外国人质已经被他们的本国政府确认安全获救，其中包括3名日本人和一名爱尔兰人。其他的人质据报来自美国、日本、挪威、罗马尼亚、菲律宾、英国、法国、马来西亚和奥地利，目前不清楚他们的命运如何。

A hostage crisis at a gas complex in the Algerian desert entered its third day Friday, with little known about the fate of those still held there.

Algerian forces stormed the Ain Amenas gas plant Thursday, freeing an unknown number of foreign and local workers, but leaving several hostages and kidnappers dead.

Foreign governments, which were not alerted to the raid beforehand, were nervously trying to discern the condition of the 41 foreign hostages reported held at the facility.

At least four foreign captives were confirmed safe by their governments -- three Japanese and an Irishman. The fate of the others - reported to be from the U.S., Japan, Norway, Romania, Philippines, Britain, France, Malaysia and Austria, is unknown.