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Mokhtar Belmokhtar: Gas Terror Chief 'Killed'
Mokhtar Belmokhtar: Gas Terror Chief 'Killed'
The al Qaeda commander who led the deadly assault on the In Amenas gas plant in Algeria has been killed, reports say.
Armed forces from Chad say Mokhtar Belmokhtar was killed when they targeted and destroyed a terrorist base in northern Mali.
"On Saturday, March 2, at noon, Chadian armed forces operating in northern Mali completely destroyed a terrorist base.
"The toll included several dead terrorists, including their leader Mokhtar Belmokhtar," Chadian armed forces spokesman General Zacharia Gobongue said in a statement read on national television.
http://news.sky.com/story/1059293/mokhtar-belmokhtar-gas-terror-chief-killed
