A few more details (but much the same story) in the UK Guardian...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/internatio...945305,00.html
new details:
1. confirmation of contact suggested by the Algerian spokeperson who indicates that the 31 have plenty of water but diminishing food
2. suggestion that the Algerians will let the insurgents go free if the 31 are released
3. talk of two of Emir Ammari's men (the named leader of the insurgents) had recently been involved in a firefight with Algerian troops near the location of the Iveco van.
4. usual stuff about GPS vs local guides. With local guides to hand your truck doesn't get buried under sand while the occupants and the truck battery are spirited away, of course.
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