- List of hostage crises
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List of hostage crises
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Hostage crisis — A crisis develops when one or more terrorists or criminals hold people against their will and try to hold off the authorities by force, threatening to kill the hostages if provoked or attacked. Typically, the party of the hostage taker(s) will… … Wikipedia
Hostage — A hostage is a person or entity which is held by a captor. The original definition meant that this was handed over by one of two belligerent parties to the other or seized as security for the carrying out of an agreement, or as a preventive… … Wikipedia
Moscow theater hostage crisis — Coordinates: 55°43′33″N 37°40′24″E / 55.72583°N 37.67333°E / 55.72583; 37.67333 … Wikipedia
Beslan school hostage crisis — ] Several officials also said there appeared to be only 15 to 20 militants in the school. [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E02E0DB1231F931A3575AC0A9629C8B63 sec= spon= pagewanted=2 Insurgents seize school in Russia and hold… … Wikipedia
Manila hostage crisis — The bus where the hostages were held captive. Location Rizal Park, Manila, Philippines … Wikipedia
Iran hostage crisis — Iran United States hostage crisis A defaced Great Seal of the United States at the former U.S. embassy, Tehran, Iran, as it appeared in 2004 … Wikipedia
1977 Dutch school hostage crisis — On the morning of Monday, May 23 1977 four armed South Moluccans took hostage of 105 children and their 5 teachers at a primary school in Bovensmilde in the Dutch province of Drenthe. At the same time nine others hijacked a train in the nearby De … Wikipedia
Budyonnovsk hospital hostage crisis — Infobox terrorist attack title=Budyonnovsk hospital hostage crisis thumb|250px caption=Hostages released from the hospital at Budyonnovsk location=Stavropol Krai, Russian Federation target=Budyonnovsk date=June 14 June 19, 1995 time= timezone=… … Wikipedia
Japanese embassy hostage crisis — The Japanese embassy hostage crisis began on December 17, 1996 in Lima, Peru, when 14 members of the Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement (MRTA) took hostage hundreds of high level diplomats, government and military officials and business… … Wikipedia
1977 Dutch train hostage crisis — Infobox civilian attack title= 1977 Dutch train hostage crisis caption= location= coordinates= coord|53|7|N|6|36|E|region:NL type:landmark|display=inline,title target=Train date= May 23 June 11, 1977 time= timezone= type= hostage taking… … Wikipedia
