Defense Secretary Leon Panetta confirmed that American citizens are among the hostages taken by an Al Qaeda-linked group that seized a gas field in Algeria, calling the action a "terrorist attack," the Associated Press reported Wednesday. Traveling in Italy, Panetta condemned the action.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has already spoken to the Algerian prime minister.
"We are obviously closely monitoring the situation," State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland said Wednesday.
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