Attack on Halliburton called a 'gift for our Muslim brothers'

CAIRO — "The U.S. embassy has conducted a security review in wake of a suspected Al Qaida-aligned attack on Western oil executives in Algeria.

The Salafist Brigade for Combat and Call has claimed responsibility for the strike. A Salafist statement released on Monday said the attack on Halliburton was a "present to our Muslim brothers suffering from the new Crusaders who have targeted Islam and its holy places."

On Dec. 10, a busload of Western executives was attacked by suspected Al Qaida-aligned insurgents. Two people were killed and nine others were injured, including an American, in a heavily-guarded suburb of Algiers. The bus transported employees of a subsidiary of Halliburton, a leading U.S. security contractor."