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All Netherlands Cafe Hostages Released, Suspect Arresed
A hostage drama in the Netherlands that lasted several hours on Saturday ended without bloodshed as all hostages were freed and police took the suspect into custody.
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Attack Review: John Abraham, As A Super Soldier, Goes All Out With Action Tropes
Attack Review: To the credit of director Lakshya Raj Anand, the fast-paced hostage drama stops short of being a dreadful assault on the senses.
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Hotstar Announces Five Originals: M.S. Dhoni Docu-Drama, The Office Remake Among Others
Hotstar has announced a slate of five originals under its new banner ‘Hotstar Specials’, which involve the likes of Indian cricket star M.S. Dhoni, alongside a remake of The Office.
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Bhopal Model Held Hostage By Stalker Says Agreed To Marriage Under Threat
A woman who had been taken hostage by her stalker at gunpoint has said she had agreed to marrying the man only because he threatened to kill her. The hostage-taker - a casting director - and the hostage - a model - had told the police they want to marry, ending the tense 12-hour drama yesterday with a rare twist.
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12-Hour Hostage Situation In Bhopal Ends With Model Agreeing To Marriage
A 12-hour hostage drama in Bhopal ended this evening with a twist rarely seen. The hostage-taker - a casting director - and the hostage - a model - told the police they want to marry.
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4 Children, Gunman Found Dead In US Apartment, 24 Hours After Standoff
A hostage drama in Florida ended Monday with the death of four children at the hands of a gunman, who also took his own life, police said.
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In Imposing 30-SUV Convoy, Sasikala Drives In To Resort To Meet Lawmakers
In scenes perfected by many a Hollywood drama, a cavalcade of around 30 SUVs snaked its way this afternoon from Poes Garden, the residence of former Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa, to the beachfront luxury resort 80 km away, that has been at the heart of the political crisis gripping the state for the last week. The occasion was for VK Sa...
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Mumbai: High Drama In Juhu Society To Save Couple Held Hostage
Three men try to loot a couple by holding them hostage in their home, but their efforts were thwarted when the victims' neighbour called the police control room and over a 100 officers were dispatched to tackle them
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Philippine Police Killed Armed Assailant in Hostage Drama
Philippine police shot and killed a man who took a fellow bus passenger hostage in central Manila Today, authorities said.
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Mali Hotel Attack Claimed by Fighters Linked to Mokhtar Belmokhtar
A deadly hostage drama at a Mali hotel in which 13 people died -- including five UN workers -- was claimed today by fighters linked to the notorious one-eyed Algerian jihadi leader Mokhtar Belmokhtar.
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Turkey Hostage Drama Ends in Deadly Shoot-Out
A senior Turkish prosecutor and his two hostage-takers were killed when security forces launched an operation to free the official in a bloody end to a six-hour standoff in Istanbul.
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2 Captors Killed, Prosecutor Wounded in Istanbul Hostage Drama
Two hostage-takers were killed and the prosecutor they were holding badly wounded Tuesday after security forces launched an operation to end a six-hour standoff in Istanbul, a top security official said.
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Islamic State Militants Say They Killed 2nd Japanese Hostage
The Islamic State claimed to have beheaded a Japanese journalist in a video released Saturday night, culminating a two-week drama that appears to have cost the lives of two Japanese men.
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Islamic State Hostage Drama Shows Change in Propaganda Technique
The latest Islamic State hostage drama involving a veteran Japanese war correspondent and a young Jordanian pilot marks the first time the group has publicly demanded prisoner releases. It also signals a change in the extremist group's propaganda technique.
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Wannabe Hero Killed in Paris Hostage Drama, Survivor Recalls
A woman who survived the attack on a Jewish supermarket in Paris recalled on Monday the horror of the four-hour ordeal in which she saw a fellow hostage shot dead by jihadist Amedy Coulibaly.
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All Netherlands Cafe Hostages Released, Suspect Arresed
A hostage drama in the Netherlands that lasted several hours on Saturday ended without bloodshed as all hostages were freed and police took the suspect into custody.
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Attack Review: John Abraham, As A Super Soldier, Goes All Out With Action Tropes
Attack Review: To the credit of director Lakshya Raj Anand, the fast-paced hostage drama stops short of being a dreadful assault on the senses.
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Hotstar Announces Five Originals: M.S. Dhoni Docu-Drama, The Office Remake Among Others
Hotstar has announced a slate of five originals under its new banner ‘Hotstar Specials’, which involve the likes of Indian cricket star M.S. Dhoni, alongside a remake of The Office.
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Bhopal Model Held Hostage By Stalker Says Agreed To Marriage Under Threat
A woman who had been taken hostage by her stalker at gunpoint has said she had agreed to marrying the man only because he threatened to kill her. The hostage-taker - a casting director - and the hostage - a model - had told the police they want to marry, ending the tense 12-hour drama yesterday with a rare twist.
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12-Hour Hostage Situation In Bhopal Ends With Model Agreeing To Marriage
A 12-hour hostage drama in Bhopal ended this evening with a twist rarely seen. The hostage-taker - a casting director - and the hostage - a model - told the police they want to marry.
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4 Children, Gunman Found Dead In US Apartment, 24 Hours After Standoff
A hostage drama in Florida ended Monday with the death of four children at the hands of a gunman, who also took his own life, police said.
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In Imposing 30-SUV Convoy, Sasikala Drives In To Resort To Meet Lawmakers
In scenes perfected by many a Hollywood drama, a cavalcade of around 30 SUVs snaked its way this afternoon from Poes Garden, the residence of former Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa, to the beachfront luxury resort 80 km away, that has been at the heart of the political crisis gripping the state for the last week. The occasion was for VK Sa...
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Mumbai: High Drama In Juhu Society To Save Couple Held Hostage
Three men try to loot a couple by holding them hostage in their home, but their efforts were thwarted when the victims' neighbour called the police control room and over a 100 officers were dispatched to tackle them
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Philippine Police Killed Armed Assailant in Hostage Drama
Philippine police shot and killed a man who took a fellow bus passenger hostage in central Manila Today, authorities said.
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Mali Hotel Attack Claimed by Fighters Linked to Mokhtar Belmokhtar
A deadly hostage drama at a Mali hotel in which 13 people died -- including five UN workers -- was claimed today by fighters linked to the notorious one-eyed Algerian jihadi leader Mokhtar Belmokhtar.
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Turkey Hostage Drama Ends in Deadly Shoot-Out
A senior Turkish prosecutor and his two hostage-takers were killed when security forces launched an operation to free the official in a bloody end to a six-hour standoff in Istanbul.
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2 Captors Killed, Prosecutor Wounded in Istanbul Hostage Drama
Two hostage-takers were killed and the prosecutor they were holding badly wounded Tuesday after security forces launched an operation to end a six-hour standoff in Istanbul, a top security official said.
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Islamic State Militants Say They Killed 2nd Japanese Hostage
The Islamic State claimed to have beheaded a Japanese journalist in a video released Saturday night, culminating a two-week drama that appears to have cost the lives of two Japanese men.
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Islamic State Hostage Drama Shows Change in Propaganda Technique
The latest Islamic State hostage drama involving a veteran Japanese war correspondent and a young Jordanian pilot marks the first time the group has publicly demanded prisoner releases. It also signals a change in the extremist group's propaganda technique.
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Wannabe Hero Killed in Paris Hostage Drama, Survivor Recalls
A woman who survived the attack on a Jewish supermarket in Paris recalled on Monday the horror of the four-hour ordeal in which she saw a fellow hostage shot dead by jihadist Amedy Coulibaly.
