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    and citizens were held hostage in Iran from November 4, 1979 to their release on January 20, 1981. They were taken as hostages by a group of armed Iranian...
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    A hostage is a person seized by an abductor in order to compel another party, one which places a high value on the liberty, well-being and safety of the...
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    Henry, were exchanged as hostages for their father, Francis I, who had been captured at the Battle of Pavia. They would be hostages for three years. Made...
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    Taylor and Francis Publishing Group. ""Talk To Me": What It Takes To Be An NYPD Hostage Negotiator". 18 August 2014. “Crisis” or “Hostage” Negotiation...
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  • Thomas 1989. Kushner 2003, p. 85-86, Buckley, William Francis (Entries A-Z). "Former Hostage Says Buckley Died Five Months Before Date Given by Captors"...
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    The Manila hostage crisis, officially known as the Rizal Park hostage-taking incident (Tagalog: Pagbibihag ng bus sa Maynila), took place when a disgruntled...
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  • Pugoy – Hostage: Davao is a 1993 Filipino action film directed by Francis "Jun" Posadas. The film stars Ian Veneracion as Felipe Pugoy. The film is based...
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  • The Lebanon hostage crisis was the kidnapping in Lebanon of 104 foreign hostages between 1982 and 1992, when the Lebanese Civil War was at its height....
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    killed two members of the Israeli Olympic team, and took nine others hostage, who were later killed in a failed rescue attempt. Black September commander...
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    the war, Francis has called for an immediate ceasefire, the release of all hostages, and the establishment of a two-state solution. Francis made the plight...
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