# Hostage
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Last year
2023
Hostage
Emily Hand - the 9-year-old Irish-Israeli girl held hostage by Hamas - has been released
25 Nov 2023
94.1k
Ceasefire
Israel-Hamas ceasefire expected tomorrow, but release of 50 hostages won't begin before Friday
Updated
22 Nov 2023
38.1k
Emily Hand
Family of Irish-Israeli girl believed to be captured by Hamas remain positive on her birthday
17 Nov 2023
9.8k
All time
Lutsk
Ukrainian police say hostages freed and man detained after bus siege
Updated
21 Jul 2020
12.0k
3
India
Man shot dead in India after taking over 20 children hostage at his daughter's birthday
31 Jan 2020
23.5k
42
Brazil
Gunman shot dead by police after holding bus passengers hostage in Rio
Updated
20 Aug 2019
21.5k
5
Hostage situation
Far-left French politician arrested over tweet appearing to celebrate heroic policeman's death
26 Mar 2018
30.7k
103
France
Policeman who swapped himself for hostage in supermarket siege dies of injuries
24 Mar 2018
78.5k
50
Hostage
18 people killed in Kabul Intercontinental Hotel attack, including 14 foreigners
21 Jan 2018
15.6k
31
UK
'There was a guy walking towards us with a sawn-off shotgun': Witnesses to bowling alley hostage situation
23 Oct 2017
11.5k
2
Pizza House
Eleven people killed as gunmen hold hostages at Somali city restaurant
14 Jun 2017
9.5k
5
Australia
Possible terror link probed as police shoot dead hostage-taker in Melbourne
5 Jun 2017
27.3k
17
Court
Court hears man 'threatened to break his wife's teeth with knuckle-duster' at Ballyogan house
17 Feb 2017
25.6k
ballyogan
Hostage situation at south Dublin house ends after woman released unharmed
16 Feb 2017
37.5k
13
crime gangs
60 killed in Brazil prison riot with many beheaded and guards held hostage while inmates escaped
2 Jan 2017
25.2k
21
Somali Pirates
Sailors held hostage for nearly five years 'ate rats' to survive
24 Oct 2016
27.1k
13
Hostage
Men who killed French priest pledge allegiance to Islamic State in video
27 Jul 2016
19.6k
200
Hostage situation
20 hostages killed in Bangladesh, many "brutally hacked to death"
2 Jul 2016
36.1k
163
Beheading
Croatia's PM says he fears the worst for ISIS hostage, can't confirm death
12 Aug 2015
7.6k
20
islamic state
Isis threatens to execute European hostage unless jailed women are freed
6 Aug 2015
16.0k
36
just listen
Former FBI hostage-negotiation trainer explains how to get people to do what you want
12 Apr 2015
55.0k
57
Maaz al-Kassasbeh
'We will eradicate them' - Jordan launches full assault on Islamic State after hostage killing
6 Feb 2015
14.6k
79
Twitter
'Decapitate him, burn him alive': Islamic State supporters call for hostage's death
30 Dec 2014
24.0k
75
Hostage
Pilot captured after Islamic State shoots down coalition jet for the first time
24 Dec 2014
9.8k
77