British Prime Minister David Cameron said he was passed a note with news of the engagement during a Cabinet meeting and that, when he informed his colleagues, a cheer went up around the table.

英国首相大卫卡·梅伦说，他在内阁会议上宣布订婚的消息后，他的同事们就围着桌子欢呼庆贺。

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No 10 said Mr Cameron had not been informed of the operation in advance and learned of it only when he had phoned his Algerian counterpart at 11:00 GMT on Thursday.

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Britain was not informed in advance of Algeria's military operation Thursday, Cameron said.

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