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Hostage-taking in the United States is a relatively low percentage crime.
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Hostage-taking still underway; 78 people dead, at least, and several hundred injured.
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Hostage-taking in any instance is wholly unacceptable and it is reassuring that the children are as we believe safe and have been released.
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Hostage-taking pirates who are facing capture are likely to be much more reasonable in those circumstances.
Pirate Whack-a-Mole on the High Seas - The Lede Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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Hostage-taking pirates who are facing capture are likely to be much more reasonable in those circumstances.
Pirate Whack-a-Mole on the High Seas - The Lede Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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Ibrahim Asgharzadeh, a ringleader of the takeover who has become a reform politician and newspaperman, is emphatic in his assessment: Hostage-taking is not an acceptable action under international norms and standards.
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Hostage-taking is totally unacceptable to the international community, and he must be released immediately.
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Ibrahim Asgharzadeh, a ringleader of the takeover who has become a reform politician and newspaperman, is emphatic in his assessment: Hostage-taking is not an acceptable action under international norms and standards.
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Ibrahim Asgharzadeh, a ringleader of the takeover who has become a reform politician and newspaperman, is emphatic in his assessment: Hostage-taking is not an acceptable action under international norms and standards.
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Hostage-taking, violent and political pressure on the home front are making several countries rethink their support.
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