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HOSTAGES U S

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 15, 2022
Expect more hostage diplomacy from a desperate Iran
Recent episodes involving foreigners should be a warning to Western governments that their citizens are an easy target for a regime facing mounting domestic and international pressure.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 15, 2019
Red Cross breaks silence on three staffers snatched in Syria in 2013 and last seen in Islamic State's hands
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) appealed on Sunday for information on the whereabouts of three employees abducted in Syria more than five years ago and last known to have been held by Islamic State.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 19, 2018
Putin claims Islamic State has seized 700 hostages in Syria, executed some
President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Islamic State militants had seized nearly 700 hostages in part of Syria controlled by U.S.-backed forces and had executed some of them and promised to kill more.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 16, 2018
Islamic State executes aid worker after deadline expires: Nigeria
Islamists in Nigeria have killed an aid worker who was being held hostage after a deadline imposed by the militants expired, the Nigerian government said on Monday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 15, 2018
ICRC pleads for mercy as Islamic State in Nigeria threatens to kill hostage health workers, schoolgirl
Islamic State in Nigeria might kill health care workers it has held hostage since March within 24 hours, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Sunday, pleading for mercy and urging Nigeria's government to intervene.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 25, 2018
Woman killed in hostage standoff at Los Angeles store was shot by police officer
A woman who died in a weekend hostage standoff at a Trader Joe's store in Los Angeles was killed by a bullet fired by a police officer, the city's police chief said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 9, 2018
Rebel fighters, and hostages, begin leaving Syria's besieged Douma after weeks of bombardments
Rebel fighters began leaving the devastated Syrian city of Douma on Sunday in the first phase of a Russian-sponsored deal to evacuate thousands of rebels from the besieged enclave, state media said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 3, 2018
Canadian freed after five years in Taliban captivity now in Ottawa jail facing assault, confinement charges: lawyer
A Canadian man freed in 2017 nearly five years after being abducted in Afghanistan has been arrested in Ottawa and faces several charges, including assault and forcible confinement, his lawyer said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Oct 30, 2017
26 Syrian hostages who fled Islamic State captors get emotional homecoming, recount mass executions
Twenty-six Syrian hostages who escaped from their Islamic State captors received an emotional homecoming on Sunday in the central province of Homs, witnesses and officials said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 22, 2017
Afghan Taliban airs video of American, Australian teachers abducted last year in Kabul
The Afghan Taliban released a video on Wednesday showing an American and an Australian hostage asking their governments to help negotiate a prisoner exchange with their captors to secure their release.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 18, 2017
Man who held two women hostage jumps to his death as police storm room
A man who took two women hostage in his seventh floor hotel room jumped to his death Wednesday in the city of Fukuoka, police said.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 26, 2016
Two attackers 'neutralized,' one hostage killed in France church attack
French police "neutralized" two men armed with blades who had taken several people hostage in a church in northern France on Tuesday, the police said.
JAPAN
Jul 8, 2016
Gunshot wounds killed at least 4 of 7 Japanese victims of Dhaka terrorist attack
At least four of the seven Japanese slain in the recent terrorist attack in Bangladesh died of gunshot wounds, investigative sources said Thursday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 4, 2016
Japanese firms assess work prospects, staff safety in Bangladesh after attack
The terrorist attack in Dhaka has dampened prospects for Japanese firms that in recent years have grown more dependent on Bangladesh.
JAPAN
Jul 4, 2016
NPO members urge Japan to remain engaged despite Dhaka terror attack
Workers for nonprofit organizations in Japan that connect the country with Bangladesh are calling for continued efforts by Japan to contribute to global society, even after the terror attacks in Dhaka that claimed 28 lives, including seven Japanese volunteers working on a government development project.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 4, 2016
Kin of Dhaka terror victims view bodies of loved ones
Relatives of the seven Japanese victims of the terrorist attack in Dhaka viewed the bodies of their loved ones Monday after arriving with the family of the lone Japanese survivor, Senior Vice Foreign Minister Seiji Kihara said.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 2, 2016
Japan vs. the hostage-takers
Hostage-taking prompts reactionary thinking and calls for more security in any country, not just Japan.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 3, 2015
Cameroon forces capture regional Boko Haram chief, free 900 captives
Cameroon's army captured a regional Boko Haram chief and freed 900 hostages during a three-day operation near the country's border with Nigeria, the government said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Nov 25, 2015
Hostages safe after apparent robbery-linked standoff in north France; no link with Paris attack seen
A hostage situation in the northern French town of Roubaix was apparently not linked to the Paris attacks earlier this month and has ended with the hostages now safe, officials said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 21, 2015
At least 19 dead after Islamists seize hotel in Mali capital
Islamist militants killed 19 people in an attack on a top hotel in the capital of Mali on Friday before Malian commandos stormed the building and rescued 170 people, many of them foreigners.

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