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2023
Israel
US-Israeli woman believed to be held hostage in Gaza declared dead
28 Dec 2023
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Israel
Israeli army recovers the body of French-Israeli hostage
15 Dec 2023
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Emily Hand - the 9-year-old Irish-Israeli girl held hostage by Hamas - has been released
25 Nov 2023
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Israel-Hamas ceasefire expected tomorrow, but release of 50 hostages won't begin before Friday
Updated 22 Nov 2023
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Family of Irish-Israeli girl believed to be captured by Hamas remain positive on her birthday
17 Nov 2023
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Video: Two women held as Hamas hostages are handed over to Red Cross
Updated 24 Oct 2023
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Lutsk
Ukrainian police say hostages freed and man detained after bus siege
Updated 21 Jul 2020
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India
Man shot dead in India after taking over 20 children hostage at his daughter's birthday
31 Jan 2020
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Gunman shot dead by police after holding bus passengers hostage in Rio
Updated 20 Aug 2019
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Three dead after man takes two women hostage in Zurich flat
31 May 2019
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Toulouse
Four people taken hostage in shop in France
7 May 2019
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Hostage situation
Far-left French politician arrested over tweet appearing to celebrate heroic policeman's death
26 Mar 2018
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France
Policeman who swapped himself for hostage in supermarket siege dies of injuries
24 Mar 2018
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50
Hostage
18 people killed in Kabul Intercontinental Hotel attack, including 14 foreigners
21 Jan 2018
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31
UK
'There was a guy walking towards us with a sawn-off shotgun': Witnesses to bowling alley hostage situation
23 Oct 2017
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Pizza House
Eleven people killed as gunmen hold hostages at Somali city restaurant
14 Jun 2017
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5
Australia
Possible terror link probed as police shoot dead hostage-taker in Melbourne
5 Jun 2017
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Court
Court hears man 'threatened to break his wife's teeth with knuckle-duster' at Ballyogan house
17 Feb 2017
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ballyogan
Hostage situation at south Dublin house ends after woman released unharmed
16 Feb 2017
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crime gangs
60 killed in Brazil prison riot with many beheaded and guards held hostage while inmates escaped
2 Jan 2017
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Bank Robbery
Hostages rescued after standoff with gunman in Florida
1 Dec 2016
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Somali Pirates
Sailors held hostage for nearly five years 'ate rats' to survive
24 Oct 2016
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Hostage
Men who killed French priest pledge allegiance to Islamic State in video
27 Jul 2016
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200
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20 hostages killed in Bangladesh, many "brutally hacked to death"
2 Jul 2016
36.1k
163
Cyprus
British hostage had photo taken with EgyptAir hijacker
30 Mar 2016
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67
England
People-smuggling gang sentenced to over 80 years in prison
4 Sep 2015
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17
west virginia
Teacher talks down 14-year-old who held classmates at gunpoint
26 Aug 2015
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27
Beheading
Croatia's PM says he fears the worst for ISIS hostage, can't confirm death
12 Aug 2015
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20
islamic state
Isis threatens to execute European hostage unless jailed women are freed
6 Aug 2015
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36
clever thinking
Woman escapes from hostage situation by ordering a pizza
6 May 2015
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15
just listen
Former FBI hostage-negotiation trainer explains how to get people to do what you want
12 Apr 2015
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London
Police officer stabbed in the head by man who took baby hostage
1 Mar 2015
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9
Raqa
IS claims an American hostage was killed in a coalition air strike
6 Feb 2015
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74
Maaz al-Kassasbeh
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6 Feb 2015
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al-kassabeh
Jordanian pilot held hostage by Islamic State 'burned alive'
3 Feb 2015
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IS HOSTAGE
Islamic State claims it has beheaded Japanese hostage
1 Feb 2015
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Twitter
'Decapitate him, burn him alive': Islamic State supporters call for hostage's death
30 Dec 2014
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Hostage
Pilot captured after Islamic State shoots down coalition jet for the first time
24 Dec 2014
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Voices
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In Pictures
The Morning After: Australia remembers heroes of Sydney siege
16 Dec 2014
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