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].
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Question: 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.

Answer: Algeria


Question: Werder Bremen edged past bottom club Hamburg SV 1-0 courtesy of an 84th-minute penalty by Franco Di Santo that kept them in the running for a Europa League spot. Argentine Di Santo converted his spot-kick for his 13th goal of the season after Hamburg's Valon Behrami had brought down Zlatko Junuzovic and was sent off as new Hamburg coach Bruno Labbadia made a losing return to their bench. Franco Di Santo celebrates after scoring the winner for Werder Bremen in 1-0 defeat of Hamburg The former Chelsea and Wigan forward celebrates after beating Rene Adler from the spot Werder players celebrate in front of their fans after keeping their Europa League hopes aliveWerder Bremen defeated Hamburg SV 1-0 in the Bundesliga on SundayBruno Labbadia has returned as coach to save Hamburg from relegationWolfsburg meet Schalke 04 in the later game on Sunday 
 Question:_ are the only team never to have played in the second division since the creation of the Bundesliga in 1963.

Answer: Hamburg SV


Question: An Antarctic blast expected to hit this weekend will have people shivering like it's 1999. The freezing front, which began to roll-in across the east of Australia on Friday afternoon, will deliver conditions not seen in 15 years, according to the Bureau of Meteorology. 'We're expecting temperatures will plummet, winds will be fresh to strong, and snow will fall down to low elevations,' Bureau of Meteorology NSW Regional Director Barry Hanstrum said. Temperatures are expected to fall to zero or below across large parts of Victoria, New South Wales and Tasmania, with bitterly cold winds and hail also forecast.Freezing conditions expected this weekend with temperatures to drop 3 to 7 degrees below average for five daysMassive cold snap will deliver sort of conditions not seen for 15 years as ski resorts expect 20-50cm of fresh powderRain to be heaviest in eastern Victoria and southeastern NSW with 50mm as cold is expected to linger for a week 
 Question:_ hasn't seen such a northward spread of snow since May, 2000.

Answer:
Australia