Algerian PM Says In Algiers That 37 Hostages Killed And Another Five Remain Missing

In this image made from television Japanese Parliamentary Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Minoru Kiuchi, right, and Koichi Kawana, president of Japanese engineering firm JGC Corporation, bow towards the Ain Amenas gas facility a day after special forces stormed the plant to end a four-day siege, in Algeria, Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013. The death toll from the terrorist siege at the natural gas plant in the Sahara climbed past 80 on Sunday as Algerian forces searching the refinery for explosives found dozens more bodies, many so badly disfigured it was unclear whether they were hostages or militants, a security official said. Nearly two dozen foreign workers remained unaccounted for late on Sunday, including 10 Japanese workers, according to their employer, JGC Corporation. <AP Photo/Canal Algeria via AP video>

Algerian Prime Minister Abdel Malek Sellal speaks at a press conference in Algiers, Algeria, Jan. 21, 2013. Sellal said here Monday that 37 hostages were killed and another five remain missing in the hostage crisis at a gas facility in southeastern Algeria. <Xinhua>

This recent but undated photo made available Monday Jan. 21, 2013, showing military uniforms displayed for the media after Islamist militants attacked the natural gas plant and took hostages at Ain Amenas, Algeria. The militants were wearing Algerian army uniforms and were equipped with explosives to blow up the plant, according to Algeria’s Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal, who said Monday that at least 81 people died in the four-day operation by government forces to liberate the hostages, including 32 Islamist militants. Five foreigners are still reported as missing.

This recent but undated photo made available Monday Jan. 21, 2013, showing weapons and equipment arranged to show the media how Islamic militants were armed, at the natural gas plant they attacked and took hostages at Ain Amenas, Algeria. <AP Photo>