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2023
Israel
US-Israeli woman believed to be held hostage in Gaza declared dead
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Dec 28th 2023, 10:13 PM
Israel
Israeli army recovers the body of French-Israeli hostage
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Dec 15th 2023, 8:33 AM
Hostage
Emily Hand - the 9-year-old Irish-Israeli girl held hostage by Hamas - has been released
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Nov 25th 2023, 9:32 PM
Ceasefire
Israel-Hamas ceasefire expected tomorrow, but release of 50 hostages won't begin before Friday
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Nov 22nd 2023, 9:57 PM
Emily Hand
Family of Irish-Israeli girl believed to be captured by Hamas remain positive on her birthday
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Nov 17th 2023, 2:56 PM
Gaza
Video: Two women held as Hamas hostages are handed over to Red Cross
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Oct 24th 2023, 12:15 PM
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Lutsk
Ukrainian police say hostages freed and man detained after bus siege
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Jul 21st 2020, 8:16 PM
India
Man shot dead in India after taking over 20 children hostage at his daughter's birthday
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Jan 31st 2020, 8:56 AM
Brazil
Gunman shot dead by police after holding bus passengers hostage in Rio
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Aug 20th 2019, 2:45 PM
Hostage situation
Three dead after man takes two women hostage in Zurich flat
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May 31st 2019, 4:54 PM
Toulouse
Four people taken hostage in shop in France
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29.0k
May 7th 2019, 5:48 PM
Hostage situation
Far-left French politician arrested over tweet appearing to celebrate heroic policeman's death
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30.7k
Mar 26th 2018, 9:08 AM
France
Policeman who swapped himself for hostage in supermarket siege dies of injuries
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78.5k
Mar 24th 2018, 7:11 AM
Hostage
18 people killed in Kabul Intercontinental Hotel attack, including 14 foreigners
38
15.6k
Jan 21st 2018, 2:45 PM
UK
'There was a guy walking towards us with a sawn-off shotgun': Witnesses to bowling alley hostage situation
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Oct 23rd 2017, 7:00 AM
Pizza House
Eleven people killed as gunmen hold hostages at Somali city restaurant
5
9.5k
Jun 14th 2017, 10:08 PM
Australia
Possible terror link probed as police shoot dead hostage-taker in Melbourne
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27.3k
Jun 5th 2017, 1:44 PM
Court
Court hears man 'threatened to break his wife's teeth with knuckle-duster' at Ballyogan house
25.6k
Feb 17th 2017, 7:35 PM
ballyogan
Hostage situation at south Dublin house ends after woman released unharmed
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37.5k
Feb 16th 2017, 4:40 PM
crime gangs
60 killed in Brazil prison riot with many beheaded and guards held hostage while inmates escaped
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25.2k
Jan 2nd 2017, 4:45 PM
Bank Robbery
Hostages rescued after standoff with gunman in Florida
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11.4k
Dec 1st 2016, 5:53 PM
Somali Pirates
Sailors held hostage for nearly five years 'ate rats' to survive
13
27.1k
Oct 24th 2016, 1:01 PM
Hostage
Men who killed French priest pledge allegiance to Islamic State in video
200
19.6k
Jul 27th 2016, 10:59 PM
Hostage situation
20 hostages killed in Bangladesh, many "brutally hacked to death"
163
36.1k
Jul 2nd 2016, 8:56 AM
Cyprus
British hostage had photo taken with EgyptAir hijacker
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40.7k
Mar 30th 2016, 7:42 AM
England
People-smuggling gang sentenced to over 80 years in prison
17
14.4k
Sep 4th 2015, 7:03 PM
west virginia
Teacher talks down 14-year-old who held classmates at gunpoint
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18.1k
Aug 26th 2015, 7:15 PM
Beheading
Croatia's PM says he fears the worst for ISIS hostage, can't confirm death
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7.6k
Aug 12th 2015, 5:10 PM
islamic state
Isis threatens to execute European hostage unless jailed women are freed
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16.0k
Aug 6th 2015, 9:11 PM
clever thinking
Woman escapes from hostage situation by ordering a pizza
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31.7k
May 6th 2015, 5:27 PM
just listen
Former FBI hostage-negotiation trainer explains how to get people to do what you want
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55.0k
Apr 12th 2015, 9:00 PM
London
Police officer stabbed in the head by man who took baby hostage
9
29.1k
Mar 1st 2015, 6:41 PM
Raqa
IS claims an American hostage was killed in a coalition air strike
74
10.2k
Feb 6th 2015, 6:08 PM
Maaz al-Kassasbeh
'We will eradicate them' - Jordan launches full assault on Islamic State after hostage killing
79
14.6k
Feb 6th 2015, 11:29 AM
al-kassabeh
Jordanian pilot held hostage by Islamic State 'burned alive'
293
32.1k
Feb 3rd 2015, 5:19 PM
IS HOSTAGE
Islamic State claims it has beheaded Japanese hostage
132
27.9k
Feb 1st 2015, 12:30 PM
Twitter
'Decapitate him, burn him alive': Islamic State supporters call for hostage's death
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24.0k
Dec 30th 2014, 6:20 PM
Hostage
Pilot captured after Islamic State shoots down coalition jet for the first time
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9.8k
Dec 24th 2014, 2:17 PM
Voices
'I'll Ride With You':
A blueprint for how we should deal with terrorism
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306
Dec 16th 2014, 1:00 PM
In Pictures
The Morning After: Australia remembers heroes of Sydney siege
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Dec 16th 2014, 9:19 AM
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