(CNN) -- It was the most ambitious and the deadliest terror attack since the rampage by Pakistani militants through Mumbai five years ago. And it raises the alarming prospect that al Qaeda affiliates and other jihadist outfits could turn parts of northern and western Africa into no-go zones -- places too dangerous for Westerners to work, or even visit.
MORE: http://www.cnn.com/2013/01/22/world/africa/algeria-attack-analysis/index.html?hpt=hp_bn2
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