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Xristos Katsiroubas: Terrorist Attack

Ali Medlej Dept: Ali Medlej, 24, and Xristos Katsiroubas, 22, were among those killed in the January attack that left at least 38 hostages and 29 militants dead, according to CTV. Officials have now informed the families of the two men that their sons were involved in the attack and were killed in the fighting, which began on Jan. 16 when al Qaeda-linked militants ambushed the gas plant and Canadian government officials have confirmed reports that two Canadians from London, Ont., were involved in a terrorist attack on a gas plant in Algeria earlier this year. The two men were reportedly high school friends who grew up in London, said 's Ottawa Bureau Chief Robert Fife. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.