Video: Algeria crisis: tape suggests UK were talking to terrorists The officer then tried to arrange where to meet Al-Nigeri inside the complex, but al-Nigeri would not suggest a place. Instead he said: "I have spoken to the British but they are far away. They have contacted Mali and [militant leader Moktar] Belmoktar. He demanded that the Algerian officer came into the complex alone, saying he would "guarantee" his safety. British Foreign Minister William Hague said on Saturday that Britain had a diplomatic team in the vicinity of the Ain Amenas plant, but said that their priority had been to help British nationals get away from the area and to find out what had happened to those who were unaccounted for. He said Britain had offered assistance to the Algerian authorities, but had not tried to interfere with Algeria's handling of the crisis. Ennahar TV said the second recording, which was obtained from Mauritanian television broadcaster Nouakchott TV, is a statement by al-Nigeri released by the militants. Algerian military forces twice assaulted the two areas where the hostages were being held, first on Thursday, then on Saturday. In the final assault, the remaining band of militants killed the hostages before 11 of them were in turn cut down by the special forces, Algeria's state news agency said.