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The Malaysian embassy in Algiers has received information that there is a worrying possibility that one of the two Malaysians still unaccounted for in the In Amenas hostage crisis is dead whilst the fate of the other Malaysian is still unknown. Malaysian Govt is cooperating with CIA, MI-6 in hostage crisis to find out about the fate of the missing Malaysians.

By Sadho Ram — 20 Jan 2013, 05:56 PM — Updated over 11 years ago

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Fate Of Other 2 M'sians At Gas Facility In Crisis As One Feared Dead

The fate of two Malaysians caught in a hostage situation in Algeria remains unknown, while three others are safe in camps guarded by the army.

Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein said the situation in Algeria remained unclear with sketchy reports coming in from sources.

One Malaysian is feared dead while the fate of another unknown in the bloody hostage crisis in Algeria that supposedly ended on Saturday

3 of 5 M'sians Working In Gas Facility Safe

A relative of Lau Seek Siang, who was taken hostage during an attack on a gas facility in Algeria, is seen entering his house in Kuching yesterday.

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Embassy in Algeria spares no effort to locate two more missing Malaysians.

One of the M'sians taken hostage in an Algerian gas field on Wednesday, had alerted his wife here of the attack by terrorists just as the incident happened.

The Malaysian Embassy in Algeria is in the process of bringing back the three Malaysian citizens who were saved from a hostage incident at a gas facility complex in Amenas last week.

The three Malaysians that have been identified are Mr Patrict Purait Awang, Mr Lau Seek Chiang and Mr Ravi Kuppusamy.

However, the Embassy is still looking determining the fate of the remaining two Malaysians.

The MoFA said the Embassy of M'sia in Algiers reported that there are 5 M'sians in total who are working at the gas facility complex in Amenas, Algeria during the hostage incident.

The gas plant is jointly run by BP, Statoil of Norway and Sonatrach of Algeria. Americans, French, British, Japanese, Filipinos, Norwegians were among those feared still held at the facility.

What We Know About Siege In Amenas Gas Facility

Reuters also reported on Friday that at least 22 foreign hostages remained unaccounted for, following the assault to free hundreds of captives taken by Islamist gunmen. Its source mentioned that about 30 hostages including several westerners were killed during the storming on Thursday, along with about 11 of their captors.

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The Algerian military appears to have ended the hostage crisis at the In Amenas facility in southeastern Algeria after its forces stormed the factory area earlier today.