Hostage

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Name: Hostage

First reported 2 hours ago - Updated 17 mins ago - 4 reports

French troops stage Niger raid

French special forces and local troops have raided an army base in northern Niger, ending a hostage seizure by Islamist fighters who had staged twin suicide bombings that killed at least 20 people.Friday's dawn raid came after Signatories in Blood, a ... [Published MSN New Zealand - 1 hour ago]

Entities: Niger, Agadez (Niger), Hostage, Mokhtar Belmokhtar, Army base

First reported 1 hour ago - Updated 26 mins ago - 4 reports

Nigeria military says it rescued hostages in north

Nigeria's military says it has rescued women and children taken hostage by Islamic extremists after an attack on a police barracks. ... [Published Herald-Palladium - 26 mins ago]

Entities: Hostage, Nigeria, Military/Armed Forces

First reported 5 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 3 reports

Car bombs kill 26 people at military camp, mine in Niger

NIAMEY, Niger — Suicide attackers in Niger detonated two car bombs simultaneously yesterday, one in a military camp in the city of Agadez and one in the remote town of Arlit at a French-operated uranium mine, killing a total of 26 people and injuring ... [Published Columbus Dispatch - 2 hours ago]

Entities: Niger, Car Bomb, Military/Armed Forces, Agadez (Niger)

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated 8 hours ago - 5 reports

Islamist bombers kill 20 in Niger attacks

Islamist militants have staged twin suicide car bombings on an army base and a French-run uranium mine in Niger, killing at least 20 people.Niger's Defence Minister Mahamadou Karidjo said the last Islamist was neutralised at the army base and denied early ... [Published MSN New Zealand - 18 hours ago]

Entities: Niger, Army base, Bomber, Agadez (Niger), MUJWA Movement for Unity & Jihad in West Africa

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated 9 hours ago - 33 reports

AREVA Group

Update: 20 left dead after bombing of French plant

At least 20 people were killed and several trainee officers taken hostage when Islamists militants carried out twin bombings on a French-run nuclear plant in Niger. The attack was claimed by the group Movemnent for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa (M ... [Published The Local France - 10 hours ago]

Entities: Niger, Agadez (Niger), Army base, AREVA Group

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated 17 hours ago - 3 reports

5/24/2013: HT BUSINESS: 19 killed in attack on Niger base; hostages reported

NIAMEY: Eighteen soldiers and a civilian were killed in a car bomb attack on a military base in Niger on Thursday, the interior minister said, adding that one of the assailants had taken several trainee officers hostage. “We have 19 dead in Agadez, 1 ... [Published Hindustan Times - 17 hours ago]

Entities: Niger, Hostage, Agadez (Niger), Niamey

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated 21 hours ago - 11 reports

Eyeglass Lens Used As Weapon In Hostage-Taking

EDMONTON - Police say a female prisoner used a lens from a pair of eyeglasses to take a fellow prisoner hostage at the Edmonton courthouse.The tactica...Read more: Courthouse Hostage Edmonton , Edmonton , Court Hostage Edmonton , Edmonton Hostage Lens ... [Published Huffington Post Canada - 21 hours ago]

Entities: Edmonton (Canada), Hostage, Edmonton Police Service, Canada

First reported 23 hours ago - Updated 23 hours ago - 4 reports

David Cameron: Hostage to his own party

The future shape of the EU in part depends on whether the UK leader can soothe the divisions between Conservative modernisers and traditionalists ... [Published FT.com - Brussels - 23 hours ago]

Entities: Hostage, David Cameron, Modernization, European Union

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 4 reports

No deal over jihadist prisoners to free Sinai hostages: Security source

Related An Egyptian security official has denied media reports that a deal was made with jihadists to secure the release of seven hostages in the Sinai Peninsula.Some media reports claimed Egyptian authorities had agreed to free 18 jailed jihadists in ... [Published Al Ahram - May 23 2013]

Entities: jihadist, Hostage, Security

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 10 reports

Egyptian security officers are freed by Islamist kidnappers

ecurity officers kidnapped in Sinai last week have been released.The men arrived at a military base in Cairo on Wednesday morning where they were received by President Mohamed Mursi and government ministers.Security forces said the men were freed following ... [Published EuroNews - May 22 2013]

Entities: Kidnapping, Security, Rafah (Gaza Strip)

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 5 reports

Morsi calls on people of Sinai to give up arms after hostages released

President Mohamed Morsi has praised all those who helped secure the release of seven hostages in the Sinai Peninsula.He was talking at a press conference at Al-Maza military airport in Cairo shortly after the former hostages arrived on Wednesday morn ... [Published Albawaba - May 22 2013]

Entities: Hostage, Military/Armed Forces, Kidnapping

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 5 reports

Morsi not paying the ransom! Hostages freed in Sinai

Entities: Hostage

Quotes

Jawed Kazem, a local shopkeeper, said: "I was sitting in my shop when the explosion happened. It was a big explosion which threw me off my chair, minutes later another explosion happened."

Taliban launch major attack on Kabul (AFP) [Published West Australian - 26 mins ago]

...terrorist camps in the notorious Sambisa forest area of central Borno in the ongoing onslaught against terrorists," according to the statement. "Troops combing the forest are however yet to locate one other woman and her children."

Nigerian Troops Rescue Women, Children in Boko Haram Video [Published BusinessWeek - 38 mins ago]

...nuclear plant in Arlit, and threaten further attacks on France, Niger and other African countries involved in the military intervention in Mali. "We will make them taste the taste of..."

Niger suicide bombings reported to be work of Mokhtar Belmokhtar [Published NewsRT.co.uk - 1 hour ago]

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'Hangover III' roofies itself, forgets to add jokes [Published Creative Loafing - 1 hour ago]

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Evidence gathered from Ariel Castro's house to ... [Published 19 Action News - 17 mins ago]
Taliban launch major attack on Kabul (AFP) [Published West Australian - 26 mins ago]
Nigeria military says it rescued hostages in north [Published Herald-Palladium - 26 mins ago]
Nigerian Troops Rescue Women, Children in Boko ... [Published BusinessWeek - 38 mins ago]
Extremists claim Niger bomb blasts [Published Japan Times - 39 mins ago]
Suspect killed in Fife after holding son hostage [Published King5.com - 49 mins ago]
Nigeria military says it rescued hostages in north [Published Modesto Bee - 54 mins ago]
Free at last; women and children held by Boko H... [Published CapitalFM - 1 hour ago]
Niger suicide bombings reported to be work of M... [Published NewsRT.co.uk - 1 hour ago]
'Hangover III' roofies itself, forgets to add j... [Published Creative Loafing - 1 hour ago]
Niger suicide bombings reported to be work of M... [Published Guardian.co.uk - 1 hour ago]
French troops stage Niger raid [Published MSN New Zealand - 1 hour ago]
McCain manages to surprise [Published NBCNews.com - 1 hour ago]
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Niger: Islamic supremacist bombers murder 20 in... [Published Jihad Watch - 1 hour ago]
Hollande stands firm to fight terrorism after N... [Published Xinhua News Agency - 1 hour ago]
Campgrounds cater to stargazers [Published USA Today - 1 hour ago]
French troops stage Niger raid (AFP) [Published Yahoo! News Australia - 1 hour ago]
Oil and Gas Faltering As Algerian Security Effo... [Published Forbes.com - 1 hour ago]
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US stock market daily report (May 23, 2013, Thu... [Published Stock Markets Review - 1 hour ago]
'First Look': First News for May 24 [Published Bakersfield.com - 1 hour ago]
French special forces intervene in Niger amid A... [Published Russia Today - 1 hour ago]
Fife man holding 4-year-old son hostage shot dead [Published Tacoma News Tribune - 1 hour ago]
Judge makes it plain: building unions actions c... [Published Australian Financial Review - 1 hour ago]
The Hangover Part III: Sequel as flat as stale ... [Published Columbus Dispatch - 2 hours ago]
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Blogs

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Morning News: The Bridge Collapse, Obama's Spee... [Published The Stranger, Seattle's Only Newspaper - 1 hour ago] I-5 Bridge Over the Skagit River Collapses : Despite the shocking pictures , there are no fatalities in last night's dramatic collapse of a bridge between Burlington and Mount Vernon. It happened at 7 p.m., and traffic will be messed up for a while ...
Niger: Islamic supremacist bombers murder 20 in... [Published Jihad Watch - 1 hour ago] "Thanks to Allah, we have carried out two operations against the enemies of Islam in Niger. We attacked France and Niger for its cooperation with France in the war against sharia." Yet we're constantly told by Islamic spokesmen in the U.S. that Sharia ...
Somalia: $2.6m parachuted as ransom [Published MaritimeSecurity.Asia - 3 hours ago] Published on May 24, 2013 by jo.chuter ·No Comments The Saudi owner of an Algerian cargo ship whose crew was held by Somali pirates for 10 months admitted paying $2.6 million to free them. Somalia: $2.6m parachuted as ransom money to pirates ...
Stewart Eviscerates 'Fifty Shades of Greygan' N... [Published Crooks and Liars - 3 hours ago] Click here to view this media The Daily Show's Jon Stewart ripped former Reagan speech writer and fan girl Peggy Noonan for her selective memory on Meet the Press this past Sunday where she seemed to forget all about her former boss St. Ronnie ...
RT @Piracy_OBP: #EU says that #pirates are stil... [Published Piracy_OBP - Twitter - 7 hours ago] RT @Piracy_OBP: #EU says that #pirates are still holding 54 hostages. http://t.co/VPIuh6TQqO ...

Audio/Video

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Shooting at Hofstra [Published ABC News Video: World News with Charles Gibson - May 21 2013]
Video purports to show Egyptian hostages making... [Published Reuters Video: Top News - May 20 2013]
FBI hostage rescue training kills two agents [Published CBS News Online - YouTube - May 20 2013]
Kidnap victim told cops 'don't let me go' [Published CNN.com - Video - May 18 2013]
Cop: Emotional moment when girls found [Published CNN.com - Video - May 18 2013]

Press Releases

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California Senate Leadership Seeks to Punish Ho... [Published Business Wire - 18 hours ago]
California Consumers Doomed to High Gas Prices ... [Published PR Newswire - May 17 2013]
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Statement by the Spokesperson of EU High Repres... [Published European Council - Press - EN - May 09 2013]
Nexenta Welcomes EMC to the Software-Defined St... [Published Business Wire - May 06 2013]