As it happened: Algeria hostage crisis

Key Points

• Algerian forces have ended a four-day hostage crisis at a gas facility in the Sahara desert.
• The interior ministry says 23 hostages and 32 captors have been killed. The identity of the hostages has not been revealed.
• Five British nationals and one UK resident are dead or unaccounted for. Five Norwegians are also missing.
• UK Defence Secretary Philip Hammond says the hostage-takers "bear sole responsibility".
• French President Francois Hollande defends the Algerian response as "the most suitable".
• All times GMT.