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# Hostages

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40 years ago, this is how 'Stockholm Syndrome' was born
Algeria says 37 foreigners killed in gas plant siege
'They were brutally executed' - Hostages describe Algeria siege ordeal
Algeria: 18 killed - including seven hostages - in 'final assault'
Fate of foreign hostages in Algeria hangs in balance
Irish hostage released in Algeria amid conflicting reports of casualties
Toulouse bank raider releases one hostage
Gunman holds two people hostage in northern Greek factory
Two hostages dead after pirates hijack ship off Somali coast
Aid workers freed in Yemen
Three hostages killed after police station siege in Iraq
Somali pirates take multi-million dollar ransom - but keep hostages
Hostage siege in Iraq government building leaves 21 dead
Danish family and crew snatched by Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean
Pirates kill four American hostages on hijacked yacht
Piracy hits new record in 2010, with over 1100 hostages
Piracy costing world economy billions every year
High school siege ends after student shoots himself