Chinese hostage-taker shot dead
July 20th, 2012 - 7:00 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 20 (IANS) A man in the Chinese capital was shot dead by police after he took a woman security officer hostage at knife-point at a metro station. The ... Read more...
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Man wanting to fight demons, demands death on camera
March 15th, 2012 - 8:00 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, March 15 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A Russian man took a woman hostage and demanded a lethal injection to die in front of TV cameras in a bid "to fight dark ... Read more...
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French police arrest teenager to end hostage drama at nursery school
December 14th, 2010 - 12:53 am ICT by BNO News
PARIS (BNO NEWS) -- French police on Monday arrested an armed teenager who had taken 20 children and a teacher hostage at a nursery school in Besançon, eastern France, local media reported.The ... Read more...
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10 to be held accountable for Philippines bus hijack
September 17th, 2010 - 2:55 pm ICT by ANI
Manila, Sept.17 (ANI): At least ten civilian and police officials will be held accountable for mishandling a bus hijacking that left eight Hong Kong tourists dead here last month.Last week, Philippines Justice ... Read more...
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Filipino driver says he never wanted killer policeman on his Manila bus
September 7th, 2010 - 5:03 pm ICT by ANI
Manila, Sept. 7 (ANI): The driver of the tour bus that was held hostage by a dismissed policeman recounted Tuesday that he was not in favour of allowing Rolanda Mendoza into the ... Read more...
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US hostage taker said he was strapped with bombs (Lead)
September 2nd, 2010 - 7:32 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Sep 2 (IANS) An armed man who took three hostages at the Discovery Channel headquarters and was killed by police after a tense four-hour standoff told a TV channel ... Read more...
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US hostage taker said he had bombs strapped to body
September 2nd, 2010 - 12:16 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Sep 2 (IANS) An armed man shot and killed by police after a tense four-hour standoff at the Discovery Channel's headquarters told a TV channel he had several bombs ... Read more...
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James J Lee Takes Discovery Channel Building Hostage, Babies Being Evacuated, Manifesto Found
September 2nd, 2010 - 1:50 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Sep 1 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Montgomery Count Police were called to the scene of the Discovery Channel Building in Silver Springs, Maryland, eight miles from Washington, DC, at a report ... Read more...
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Victims of the Manila bus hijack incident still grapple with the tragedy that killed 8 people
August 26th, 2010 - 1:51 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Manila, Aug 25 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The hostage drama that ended in a bloodbath in Manila has left the survivors traumatized as they returned to their home country of Hong Kong on Wednesday.The ... Read more...
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Death toll in Manila hostage crisis rises to 10
August 24th, 2010 - 2:29 pm ICT by ANI
Manila, Aug. 24 (ANI): The death toll from Monday's hostage crisis in Manila climbed to 10 early Tuesday, with another hostage succumbing to injuries in a Manila hospital.A woman died at the ... Read more...
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Philippine police admit shortcomings in bloody hostage-taking
August 24th, 2010 - 11:35 am ICT by IANS
Manila, Aug 24 (DPA) The chief of police in the Philippine capital Tuesday admitted shortcomings in the handling of a hostage-taking incident that left eight Hong Kong tourists dead.
Director Leocadio Santiago said ... Read more...
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Eight Chinese, gunman killed in Philippines hostage drama (Second Roundup)
August 24th, 2010 - 12:26 am ICT by IANS
Manila, Aug 23 (DPA) A sacked police officer seized a tourist bus and opened fire at his hostages, killing eight of them, before he was shot dead by police ending an over ... Read more...
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Seven dead as Philippine hostage crisis ends (Roundup)
August 23rd, 2010 - 10:17 pm ICT by IANS
Manila, Aug 23 (DPA) Seven people were killed Monday in the Philippines when a sacked police officer seized a tourist bus and opened fire at his hostages before he was killed by ... Read more...
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Philippine commandos shoot dead Manila hostage taker
August 23rd, 2010 - 8:49 pm ICT by ANI
Manila, Aug 23 (ANI): The nearly day long hostage crisis in Manila ended on Monday evening with the Philippine commandos shooting dead the hostage taker.The police personnel stormed a bus on which ... Read more...
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Six Chinese survive Philippine hostage crisis (Fourth Lead)
August 23rd, 2010 - 8:42 pm ICT by IANS
Manila, Aug 23 (DPA) At least six Chinese hostages Monday survived the hijacking of a tourist bus in the Philippines that ended after the hostage-taker was shot dead by police.
Police officers and ... Read more...
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Former Filipino cop hijacks bus, nine tourists released
August 23rd, 2010 - 5:08 pm ICT by ANI
Manila, Aug 23 (ANI): A disgruntled former police officer took 25 tourists hostage inside a bus in Manila on Monday, but later released nine of them, according to Philippine police.The hijacker, armed ... Read more...
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Jamaica hostage taker releases all plane passengers (Third Lead)
April 20th, 2009 - 4:31 pm ICT by IANS
Kingston, April 20 (DPA) An armed hostage-taker Monday released all passengers aboard a charter plane at an airport on the Caribbean island of Jamaica, media reports said.
The news channel CNN reported that ... Read more...
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Man holds seven hostage on plane in Jamaica (Second Lead)
April 20th, 2009 - 2:22 pm ICT by IANS
Kingston, April 20 (DPA) An armed man is holding two passengers and five crew members hostage aboard a charter plane on the Caribbean island of Jamaica, media reports said Monday.
The news channel ... Read more...
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Sarkozy’s personality in focus as France takes EU presidency
June 28th, 2008 - 10:05 am ICT by IANS
By Siegfried Mortkowitz
Paris, June 28 (DPA) For six months, as it struggles with yet another institutional crisis, the European Union (EU) wiill be led by a man who inspires at least as ... Read more...
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Russian man takes girlfriend hostage
June 26th, 2008 - 5:27 pm ICT by IANS
RIA Novosti
Moscow, June 26 (RIA Novosti) Police Thursday detained an armed man who took his girlfriend hostage in an apparent rage here. The man, the owner of a small firm on the ... Read more...
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