World news about “Hostage taking” published by euronews.
Ethiopia sends elders to help free abducted foreigners Ethiopia says its working to secure the release of four people kidnapped after a deadly attack on foreign tourists. Injured survivors have been transferred… 20/01/2012
Beslan remembers victims of school tragedy – nocomment It is seven years ago to the day when Chechen and Ingush terrorists attacked the small Russian community of Beslan and took its children hostage in a school… 03/09/2011
One killed and four kidnapped in TimbuktuA group of armed kidnappers has seized three people and killed a fourth in northern Mali. Reports say a German man was shot dead while the hostages are from… 25/11/2011
Australian bomb siege ends peacefullyAustralian police have rescued a 12-year-old girl after she was held captive for 11 hours by a man believed to be her father and claiming to have a bomb in… 06/09/2011
Beslan remembers its fallenIt is seven years ago to the day when Chechen and Ingush terrorists attacked the small Russian community of Beslan and took its children hostage in a school… 03/09/2011
30 children rescued from Malaysian school siegeSafe in the arms of the police, 30 children emerged from a nursery school in Malaysia after being held hostage by a man armed with a hammer and a… 07/07/2011
Families rejoice at French hostages releaseFamilies of the two French journalists taken hostage by the Taliban delight at the news that they are on their way home. After 18 months held prisoner their… 29/06/2011
French journalists freed in AfghanistanTwo French journalists working for state television channel France 3 and held hostage in Afghanistan for 18 months have been freed. They are expected to… 29/06/2011
French journalists freed after Afghan hostage ordealTwo French journalists kidnapped 18 months ago in Afghanistan have been freed along with their guides. Confirmation of their release came from the office of… 29/06/2011
Kidnapped Estonians appeal for helpSeven Estonian tourists kidnapped in Lebanon last month have appealed to the leaders of three Arab countries and the President of France for help. Their… 20/04/2011
Italian murdered in Gaza – mother speaks outThe mother of Vittorio Arrigoni, an Italian peace campaigner murdered by Islamist extremists in the Gaza Strip, has told how her son used to encourage… 15/04/2011
Parents and children reunited after nursery siegeFrench police have freed the final five nursery school pupils and their teacher taken hostage by a suicidal teenager. The 17-year old, armed with two… 13/12/2010
Kindergarten cops end nursery siege in FranceHalf a dozen nursery-school children and their teacher have been released safely from a siege in the east of France. The youngsters were re-united with… 13/12/2010
Children safe after French nursery siege endsThe siege at a French nursery school where an armed man took 20 children hostage has ended. The 17-year-old, with a history of psychological problems… 13/12/2010
Police make moves in French nursery school siegeSquads of elite French police have begun moving in on a nursery school in the east of the country where an armed youth has been holding five or six children… 13/12/2010
France: Children taken hostage at nursery schoolAn armed youth has taken up to six children hostage at a nursery school in eastern France. According to French radio, elite police units have taken up… 13/12/2010
Iraqi forces end hostage drama at Catholic churchMore than 50 Catholic worshippers have been rescued in Iraq after being held hostage for several hours in one of Baghdad’s biggest churches, the church of Our… 31/10/2010
French government ‘encouraged’ by hostage photosThe first pictures of the five French citizens and two Africans who were taken hostage in Niger have been broadcast. The images show the group sitting in… 01/10/2010
Gunman killed by police in US hostage crisisA gunman who took three hostages at the Discovery Communications headquarters near Washington DC in the USA has been shot dead by police and his captives have… 01/09/2010
One man taken hostage at Discovery ChannelAn armed man with a handgun has taken at least person hostage at the headquarters of Discovery Channel near Washington DC. Police in Montgomery County have… 01/09/2010
Criticism in the wake of Manila hostage dramaThe brother of a hostage-taker shot dead by police in the Philippines says the authorities should have negotiated a peaceful end to the drama. Gregorio… 24/08/2010
Kidnapping of French journalists confirmedIt has been confirmed that two French journalists who went missing in Afghanistan on Wednesday have been kidnapped. The two men and three Afghans… 02/01/2010
Gunmen murder 21 in the PhilippinesUnknown gunmen have murdered at least 21 people in the southern Philippines, in an apparent attempt to disrupt nominations for upcoming provincial elections… 23/11/2009
Swiss businessmen set for Libyan trialA pair of Swiss businessmen who have been prevented from leaving Libya for more than a year are to face trial on tax evasion charges. The men, who are also… 12/11/2009
Six freed as supermarket siege ends safelySix supermarket workers in France have escaped unhurt after being held hostage by suspected armed robbers. The drama unfolded early this morning when a… 21/10/2009
Pakistan commandos end hostage siegePakistan is to step up its offensive against the Taliban after suspected militants attacked the army’s headquarters in Rawalpindi. Commandos stormed a… 11/10/2009
Commandos storm Pakistani army HQ and free hostagesSoldiers who were being held hostage inside Pakistan´s army headquarters in Rawalpindi have been freed. In an audacious attack on Saturday suspected… 11/10/2009
Gunmen seize Pakistani soldiers from army HQSuspected Taliban militants who attacked Pakistan’s army headquarters are thought to be holding between 10 and 15 hostages in nearby offices. The… 10/10/2009
5 years on Beslan still strugglesRussia has been remembering the 333 hostages, most of them children, who died in the Beslan school siege. On the first day of the new school year five… 02/09/2009
