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ISIS-linked militants attack Philippines village, take hostages
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], June 21 (ANI): Several residents have been taken hostage and used as human shields after armed terrorists stormed a village in the Cotabato province of the Philippines, according to local police.
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39 Indian hostages in Iraq's Mosul alive:MEA
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 16 (ANI): The Ministry of External Affairs said on Friday that 39 Indians taken hostage in the Iraqi city of Mosul by the fighters aligned to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in 2014 are alive.
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Somalia restaurant siege: Two gunmen killed, hostage situation underway
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK]. June. 15 (ANI): Gunmen from the extremist group al-Shabaab have held several people as hostage inside a restaurant in Somalia's capital Mogadishu.
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Knife wielding man holds hostages at job centre in northeast England
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
London [U.K.] June 9 (ANI): An armed man is holding hostages at a job centre in Northeast England.
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Melbourne siege an act of terror, ISIS claims responsibility
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], June 6 (ANI) :Australian police is now treating a fatal shooting and hostage situation in Melbourne that left two persons dead, including the attacker as an 'act of terrorism."
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Victoria Police rescues woman held under hostage in Brighton
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Brighton [Australia], June 5 (ANI): The Victoria Police have resolved a hostage situation in Brighton by shooting a man dead and rescuing a woman being held against her will inside an apartment in the Melbourne suburb of the city on Monday.
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'Internal fight' within Washington damaged US-Russia ties: Russi
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [USA], June 03 (ANI): Russian Ambassador to the United States, Sergey Kislyak, has said that ties between the two countries were held hostage to political infighting in Washington, however, adding there was hope for improvement.
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Philippines troops rescue 78 hostages, kills 13 ISIS-linked terrorists
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Moscow[Russia], May25 (ANI) :At least 13 ISIS linked terrorists were killed in the Philippines city of Marawi where government forces carried out an operation over 70 hostages held captive by the Islamic State linked Maute Group inside the Amai Pakpak Medica center public hospital.
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Qatari royals held hostage released in Iraq
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Abu Dhabi, [UAE], Apr 21 (ANI): Members of the Qatari royal family held hostage in Iraq since 2015 were among the 26 Qataris released on Friday, the CNN reported citing a Qatari source
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South Sudanese refugees take 13 UN staff hostage in DRC
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
United Nations [U.S.A.], Apr 19 (ANI): A group of 100 unarmed South Sudanese refugees have taken 13 United Nations mission staff hostage in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, demanding to be moved to another country, a UN official said on Tuesday.
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UP police extends helping hand to family threatened by miscreants
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Shahjahanpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India] Apr. 13 (ANI): The Uttar Pradesh Police is playing a friendly role by providing security to a family in Shahjahanpur, who are being threatened by a gang of young boys forcing them to become hostage in their own house.
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Militants behead German hostage in Philippines
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [U.S.], Feb. 27 (ANI): Abu Sayyaf militants in southern Philippines beheaded a German hostage after the deadline passed to pay his ransom passed.
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