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


[Q]: (CNN) On Friday morning, Representative Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) stood before the Values Voters Summit and made fun of people with disabilities. After a joke about people running for office being "no-brainers," he got mock-serious. "And I do want to warn," he said, "Since most people here are Christians ... A true believer does what Jesus did ... you don't make fun of people who are impaired, have special needs. And whether you like her or not, Hillary Clinton has made clear she is mentally impaired." The crowd then displayed their values, laughing and clapping loudly. This is funny? Everyone needs to stop using disability as a punchline. Whatever you think of Clinton, jokes from people who should be leaders -- like Gohmert -- and the crowd's giddy response come with very real collateral damage for millions of people with disabilities whose humanity is too easily ignored.David Perry: At Values Voters event, GOP Rep. Louis Gohmert made fun of people with disabilities while mocking ClintonPerry: Trump mocked a reporter with disability, Coulter said Trump was mimicking a "standard retard"Perry: This doesn't play with many voters. And voters with disabilities will make views known at ballot box 
 Question:The media, eager to report "both sides," has now begun to report on whether _ coughs.
[A]: R


[Q]: (CNN) Shortly after Wednesday morning's attack on Republican members of Congress practicing for the annual Congressional Baseball Game, Congressman Rodney Davis, still in his baseball clothes, spoke to CNN's Brianna Keilar. In addition to describing the events he witnessed, he spoke from the heart. "This hatefulness that we see in this country today over policy differences has got to stop ... Republicans and Democrats need to use this day today to stand together and say 'stop.' Let's work together. Let's get things done," he said. "We can have our differences, but let's not let it lead to such hate." We should all heed Congressman Davis' call, including our President. Since his announcement to run for office, Donald Trump has consistently yelled fire in a crowded political theater by castigating various segments of our population and encouraging his supporters to "knock the crap" out of protesters. And on and on.Douglas Heye: Wednesday's attack on Republicans at a baseball field reminds us that hateful rhetoric accumulates and causes things to escalateWhomever the targets, it was perhaps inescapable that something tragic was coming in an environment like this, Heye writes 
 Question:And before Trump, too many _ engaged in awful and, let's face it, racist attacks on President Obama.
[A]:
Republican