Nigeria hostage crisis differs from Algerian drama Associated Press Copyright 2013 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 7:10 am, Tuesday, February 19, 2013 LONDON (AP) — The kidnapping of seven foreign workers in Nigeria claimed by an Islamic extremist group has touched a nerve in Europe, coming just weeks after the tragic end of a hostage drama in Algeria in which 37 gas plant workers and 29 al Qaida-linked militants died. A group that calls itself Ansaru issued a ... Read More