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].

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.
Algeria

(CNN) Mariella Azzato sees her staff thinning almost daily in Venezuela. Over 430 professors, assistants and faculty have left the University of Simon Bolivar, in Caracas, since 2015, according to Azzato, the university's vice rector of administration. The public university is widely considered one of Venezuela's best, yet more than a third of the faculty have left in three years. The vast majority of professors are leaving in search of better lives in other countries as Venezuela dives deeper into an economic and humanitarian crisis punctuated by a government many, including President Trump, deem a dictatorship. "A moment is going to arrive when there's isn't anyone," Azzato laments. "There's an exodus of the most talented professors to other countries."Professors seek better lives in other countries as Venezuela dives deeper into crisisOver 39,000 Venezuelans sought asylum around the world in the first half of this year, UN report says 
 Question:Some _ cross the border to buy food, toiletries and other essentials and then return the same day to Venezuela.
Venezuela

A heartbroken husband has told how he kept his final promise to his dying wife by kissing her goodnight as she drew her last breath. Mother-of-one Elly West, 35, from of Hull, East Yorkshire, made a wish list after being diagnosed with motor neurone disease just ten months ago - which her husband Rory, 37, helped her complete. Elly's first wish was to create happy memories for their daughter Poppy, nine, and lastly, to be kissed by Rory in her final moments. Tragically, Elly lost her struggle to survive on Sept 5. But before she died, Rory honoured their agreement - and says he'll never forget their last precious minutes together.Elly West, 35, from Hull, East Yorkshire, had motor neurone diseaseMother-of-one made a wish list, which husband Rory, 37, helped come trueElly's last wish was to be kissed by Rory in her final moments 
 Question:In early September, Elly was moved to Dove House Hospice in Hull where Rory fulfilled _'s final dying wish.

Elly West

