Al Qaeda's latest bogeyman, brought to you by SITE Intelligence. Black al Qaeda flag - check. One-eyed terrorist - check. Bin Laden beard - check. Gun - check. Turban - check. Terrorist-type green jacket - check. Conclusion? Be afraid, be very afraid.
Algerian special forces have found the bodies of
two Canadian Islamist fighters after a bloody siege at a desert gas plant, a security source said on Monday, as the death toll reached at least 80 after troops stormed the complex to end the hostage crisis.
Algerian Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal is expected to give details later in the day about the siege near the town of In Amenas, which left American, British, French, Japanese, Norwegian, Filipino and Romanian workers dead or missing.
The Algerian security source told Reuters that documents found on the bodies of the two militants had identified them as Canadians, as forces scoured the plant following Saturday's bloody end to the crisis.
Veteran Islamist fighter Mokhtar Belmokhtar claimed responsibility for the attack on behalf of al Qaeda, and an official Algerian source has said the militants included people from outside the African continent, as well as Arabs and Africans.
Comment: Two 'Canadian Islamists' reminds us that Belmokhtar is wanted by the Canadian government for abducting two Canadian 'diplomats' in 2008...
Islamist hostage-takers led by bandit who abducted Canadian diplomats