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Monday 23 November 2020
The hostage situation ended after the president posted about a documentary narrated by actor Joaquin Phoenix.
Zurich police confirmed that three people – two women and a man – have died.
One American, one Korean and two French hostages were freed in the operation.
The gunman eventually handcuffed himself and surrendered to police.
The children aged one, six, 10 and 11 were found dead by officers overnight.
The attacker had pledged allegiance to Islamic State.
David Clarke believed his ex-partner was on the premises.
“We’re Irish, haha,” the father said as way of explanation.
Boyle provided a written statement to The Associated Press saying his family has “unparalleled resilience and determination.”
“This is not an act of terrorism,” the mayor of Charleston said.
A SWAT team stormed the building after the gunman was distracted by two people making a run for it.
It is believed to have been carried out by Islamists.
Earlier reports indicated that he had captured hostages.
Around 10 vehicles were on fire in the street where the four-star Splendid hotel is located in a busy, central area of Ouagadougou.
Photos of two bodies which appeared to be those of the men featured in the English-language magazine Dabiq.
It is not yet clear whether the video shows two kidnapped Japanese hostages.
The women were kidnapped last July.
An inquiry will also take place into action by police prior to the siege.
Authorities have revised down number of girls kidnapped. There are 219 girls still missing.
Didier Francois was one of four Frenchmen kidnapped in Syria ten months ago.
The gunman shot and killed a police officer and teacher before taking the students hostage.
The four men were kidnapped in 2010 by the North African wing of al-Qaida.
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The man who took hostages in a Swedish bank in August 1973 tells his story – and how those he had taken prisoner “more or less sided with me”.
The Algerian PM said some of the hostages had been executed “with a bullet to the head” as the four-day crisis ended in a bloodbath.
Survivors of the four-day crisis say they were strapped to explosives while some describe finding bodies riddled with bullets, their heads half blown away by the impact.
Algerian security forces are now thought to be sweeping the gas plant to remove landmines planted around it.
It is believed that there are still around 10 hostages, but more workers remain unaccounted for, including 10 Japanese and eight Norwegians.
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Taoiseach Enda Kenny has welcomed the news that Stephen McFaul has been freed – but confusion remains over the fate of the other hostages.
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Three people are still being held hostage by the gunman at a bank branch in Toulouse.
Nine things to know this morning, including: more garda station closures, seven killed in US college shootings, and a new ‘flying car’ (video).
Two other men who were injured by the gunman have been taken to hospital.
The Danish warship had been following the hijacked vessel for several days before attempting to board it.
The three French workers had been held hostage by al-Qaeda militants for six months. Meanwhile, demonstrations continue (pictured) against the country’s president, Ali Abdullah Saleh.
Local officials say all of the gunmen involved in the siege were killed after security forces stormed the building.
Pirate group deviates from own practice of ransom-then-release in retaliation for the Indian navy’s arrest of over 100 pirates.
Men armed with guns and explosives attacked government headquarters and may have taken three council members hostage.
The incident happened last week but the Danish government has only announced it now as they attempt to rescue the captured family and their crew.
IRELAND’S LEVEL 5 restrictions are set to come to an end on Tuesday next week, 1 December, and the government is set to decide later this week what will be implemented to replace them.
Taoiseach Micheál Martin told the Irish Examiner this morning that the country will move back to Level Three restrictions from 1 December, allowing non-essential retail to reopen in time for the Christmas trade.
While retail stores look set to reopen, allowing people to get their Christmas shopping done in person, many people are still opting to do a lot of their festive shopping online their year.
So, today we want to know… Do you plan to do most of your Christmas shopping in person?
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