Sonatrach of Algeria tighten up security after attack

Aljiers (Reuters)-energy giant Algeria, Sonatrach promised to reinforce security measures in its energy installations around the country after a deadly attack, against a complex gas fields in southern Algeria in January, according to national radio reports.

Abdelhamid Zerguine, CEO of Sonatrach, Sunday said, "we are reviewing all security measures in an effort to strengthen it. We submitted a proposal, and we will implement this new plan shortly thereafter in accordance with the regulations. "

He said the failure of security is not an armed security guard in the location of production at gas fields Tiguentourine, which was attacked by the guerrillas in mid-January.

"Internal regulations do not allow the presence of armed personnel. In the new proposal, we will ask for armed personnel to secure remote location, "said Zerguine, as reported by Xinhua.

On 16 January, the armed group has ties with Al Qaida attacked the Tiguentourine complex In Amenas, about 1,700 kilometres south-east of Algeria's capital city, Aljiers.

They kidnap as many as 800 workers from various countries, most of them were freed by the Algerian rescue operation in a few days afterward.

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23 October 2011 Last updated at 21:45 GMT The Polisario movement, which runs the camp, said the attackers had driven towards Mali. Three European aid workers have been kidnapped from a refugee camp in western Algeria.

Two Spanish workers and an Italian were seized overnight from the Rabuni camp near Tindouf, their foreign ministries confirmed.

The camp houses Sahrawi refugees from Western Sahara.

The Polisario movement, which is seeking independence for Western Sahara and runs the camp, blamed local al-Qaeda militants for the kidnappings.

In a statement, the Algeria-based group said the armed attackers had arrived at the camp in four-wheel drive vehicles and left in the direction of neighbouring Mali "from where they came".

The Algerian government condemned the kidnapping, but said it was awaiting more detailed reports before commenting further.

"We condemn this criminal act with the greatest vigour," Foreign Ministry spokesman Amar Belani said in a statement to the AFP news agency.

Western Sahara was annexed by Morocco in 1975 and the Polisario Front has campaigned for its independence since then.

Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) sprang from an Algerian Muslim extremist movement, and has become a problem for many countries across north Africa.

It targets Western interests, but has so far not been known to target camps for Western Sahara refugees.

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