Second Malaysian found dead in Algeria crisis: govt
- Published: 26 Jan 2013 at 13.45
- Online news: Asia
The death of a second Malaysian worker in the Algerian hostage crisis has been confirmed after his body was identified by his dental records and a tattoo, the Malaysian foreign ministry said on Saturday.
Algerian security personnel monitor as they remove body bags of victims, that were killed during the hostage crisis at a desert gas plant in Algeria's deep south, in In Amenas, on January 21, 2012. The death of a second Malaysian worker in the hostage crisis has been confirmed after his body was identified by his dental records and a tattoo, the Malaysian foreign ministry said on Saturday.
The man, Tan Ping Wee, had been unaccounted for since Islamist militants attacked the In Amenas gas plant in the north African desert on January 16.
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