Moscow bank hostage-taking suspect had criminal record

May 24, 2020

Moscow [Russia], May 24 (Sputnik/ANI): A man who tried to take people hostage in a bank in central Moscow on Saturday had a prior...

Sweden: Guards freed after hostage-taking by prison inmates

Jul 22, 2021

Stockholm [Sweden], July 22 : Two prison guards who were taken hostage on Wednesday (local time) at a penitentiary outside the Swedish city of...

Texas hostage-taking draws attention to Pak neuroscientist imprisoned in US

Jan 17, 2022

Washington [US], January 17 : Aafia Siddiqui, a Pakistani neuroscientist serving more than 80-years sentence in the US, has once again come to the...

"Terrorism, hostage-taking unacceptable": Jaishankar calls for respect of humanitarian law in Gaza conflict

Jan 19, 2024

Delivering India's National Statement at the 19th Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Summit in Kampala, Jaishankar asserted that "terrorism and hostage-taking are unacceptable."

Texas synagogue hostage-taking incident 'act of terror', says US President Joe Biden

Jan 16, 2022

Washington [US], January 17 : The US President Joe Biden on Sunday (local time) termed synagogue hostage-taking incident in the Texan city of Colleyville...

Restrictions by Taliban on travel abroad evokes reactions

Feb 28, 2022

Kabul [Afghanistan], February 28 : After Taliban imposed restrictions on Afghan citizens travelling abroad, some social media users termed the move as "hostage-taking". Afghanistan is...