Paris Hostages Freed, Suspect Arrested After 4 Hours
A four-hour hostage standoff in central Paris ended with police moving in, arresting the suspect and freeing those held, France’s interior minister announced late Tuesday.
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French Police Storm Supermarket, Kill Hostage-Taker; 3 Dead
An armed man took hostages in a supermarket in southern France on Friday, killing two and injuring about a dozen others, police said. He had earlier opened fire on officers nearby.
Read moreOfficials Tight-Lipped in Attack on California Veterans Home
Authorities in Northern California have so far been tight-lipped about why a former Army rifleman may have killed three women after a daylong siege at a veterans home in Napa County wine country.
Read moreGunman Takes Hostages at California Veterans Home
A gunman took at least three people hostage at a large veterans home in California on Friday and police locked down the sprawling grounds, Napa County Fire Capt. Chase Beckman said.
Read moreEx-Hostage Boyle Charged With Sex Assault, Confinement
Canadian Joshua Boyle, his American wife and their children endured a long captivity in Afghanistan before they were rescued last fall and returned to Canada. Now he’s facing 15 charges including sexual assault, forcible confinement and administering a noxious drug.
Read moreRussia’s Sobchak Doesn’t Blame Putin for 2002 Hostage Crisis
Russian presidential hopeful Ksenia Sobchak urged President Vladimir Putin on Thursday to seek a full investigation of one of the country’s worst hostage crises, but stopped short of blaming him for the deadly raid that ended the standoff 15 years ago.
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Family Held Captive by Taliban-Linked Group Released
An American woman, her Canadian husband and their three young children have been released after years of being held captive by a network with ties to the Taliban, U.S. and Pakistani officials said Thursday.
Read moreCharity Worker Returns to US After Being Detained in Egypt
An aid worker held for nearly three years in an Egyptian prison returned to the United States Thursday night, with the White House calling President Donald Trump’s talks with the Egyptian president critical to securing her release.
Read moreTaliban Release Video Showing American, Australian Captives
The Taliban have released a video showing an American and an Australian who were kidnapped in August, the first time they’ve been seen since their abduction.
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