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Detectives found no evidence the robber fired his gun, but they said he had pointed it directly at the fleeing hostage's back.
Robber killed outside Takoma Park bank Dan Morse 2011
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Can a sniper reliably hit a human target on a small boat bobbing on the ocean, or were they taking a chance with the hostage's life?
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Detectives found no evidence the robber fired his gun, but they said he had pointed it directly at the fleeing hostage's back.
Robber killed outside Takoma Park bank Dan Morse 2011
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Detectives found no evidence the robber fired his gun, but they said he had pointed it directly at the fleeing hostage's back.
Robber killed outside Takoma Park bank Dan Morse 2011
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Pakistani news presenter accused of link to Taliban hostage's murder
Simon Hoggart's week: Thinking aloud? Don't be an idiot 2011
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Police say the suspect was holding a gun to the hostage's head.
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In fact, the very act of hostage-taking is a denial of the hostage's right to life.
David Isenberg: It's Private Sector vs. Private Sector in the Ultimate Maritime Smackdown David Isenberg 2011
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Or sometimes they'd sharpen bamboo and stab it in the hostage's ears, and because of this horrible torture, Mr. Price is now deaf in one ear.
Heroes or Villains? 2010
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The ship's commander made a split-second decision that the hostage's life was in danger and they opened fire.
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Detectives found no evidence the robber fired his gun, but they said he had pointed it directly at the fleeing hostage's back.
Robber killed outside Takoma Park bank Dan Morse 2011
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