U.S. to Urge Algeria to Try 9 Hijackers
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WASHINGTON — Deputy Secretary of State John C. Whitehead said Saturday he will strongly urge that hijackers of a Kuwaiti jet be brought to justice in a meeting with Algerian officials next week.
Whitehead leaves Monday on a trip that includes stops in Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco and France.
The United States criticized the deal last month in which Algeria allowed the hijackers, who killed two hostages, to leave the plane at Algiers. There were reports that the hijackers would go to Lebanon or Iran, but Whitehead said it was not clear if they had left Algeria.
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