In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Try to find the best answer that is most likely to fill in "_". Note that the URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].

Q: A Japanese newspaper has unearthed previously secret audio suggesting that government armed forces in Algeria attacked al-Qaeda hostage-takers with abandon in January 2013, killing dozens of captives despite an apparent promise not to interfere with the terrorists and pleas from foreign governments to safeguard the innocents. The news outlet Nikkan-Gendai published the shocking revelation on December 5, contradicting one line of thought that suggested the terrorists killed their own hostages as they came under fire from the Algerian army. A Japanese government-certified translator has provided DailyMail.com with an exclusive copy of the news report in English, headlined: 'The truth regarding the Algeria Hostage crisis has been verified by audio information.'Al-Qaeda offshoot group took hundreds of hostages during a 2013 attack on an Algerian natural gas facilityFour-day standoff ended when Algeria's army attacked the militants, killing dozens of innocentsAudio recordings obtained by a Japanese newspaper indicate the Algerian special forces were aware they were targeting cars carrying hostagesIn one audio intercept, a terrorist complains that 'the army has violated the pledge ... [and] struck the vehicles carrying the hostages and our friends'Initial reports had suggested that the terrorists may have killed their hostages as their master plan fell apart in a hail of gunfire 
 Question:Overall, 685 _ workers and 107 foreigners were set free.

A: Algeria
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Q: A British businessman has denied charges of disorderly conduct, assault and battery and disrupting the operation of an aircraft after a passenger jet from London to Houston was forced to divert to Boston. The captain of the British Airways plane was forced to land at Boston's Logan International Airport after reports that passenger Darren Halliwell was drunk and could not be controlled. The company director from Aspull, near Wigan was arrested on the plane and taken to Suffolk County Jail in Massachusetts. Prosecutors said Halliwell was drunk and began yelling at a 14-year-old girl traveling with her family. They said he became aggressive when flight attendants tried to calm him and then struck his wife, Sharon, in the face with the back of his hand.Darren Halliwell from Manchester was charged with disorderly conductHe was flying from London to Houston with his wife Sharon at the timeProsecutors claim Mr Halliwell got drunk and hit his wife during the flightMrs Halliwell told police that her husband urinated on the aircraft's seat 
 Question:Authorities say the plane continued to _ after his arrest.

A: Houston
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Q: New Orleans (CNN) The suspect in the shooting death of ex-NFL player Will Smith did not know who the victim was until the next day, according to a defense attorney. Cardell Hayes has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of the former defensive end for the New Orleans Saints. Smith was killed Saturday night after a night out with his wife and friends in New Orleans. He was shot eight times, including seven in the back, the coroner said. Hayes' lawyer said his client did not know at the scene that Smith was the victim. When he found out Sunday morning, he collapsed in the chair, attorney John Fuller said. Hayes was a fan of Smith, he said, and wanted to be like him."To be accused of murdering one of your idols is earth shattering," lawyer saysLawyer: Will Smith didn't have a gun in his hand when he was killedThe ex-NFL player was shot eight times 
 Question:Will Smith's final hours: Time line of deadly _ shooting.

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New Orleans
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