Nigeria's army rescues 31 hostages after church attack
DW →For years, several states in northwest and central Nigeria, including Kaduna, have been terrorized by criminal gangs, known locally as bandits, which carry out mass kidnappings for ransom and village raids.
Leader of Attack Tells of Rescuing Hostages
Mexican guard lieutenant at the Washington State Reformatory was the man who triggered the officers attack today that freed 81 hostages held by four inmates. Here is his story as told to the Associated Press.
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Operation Dragon Rouge
Fearing an inevitable defeat, the rebels resorted to taking hostages of the local white population in areas under their control. Several hundred hostages were taken to Stanleyville and placed under guard in the Victoria Hotel. Washington and Brussels worked jointly on a rescue plan.
Wikipedia →Munich massacre
The Munich massacre was a terrorist attack during the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany, carried out by eight members of the Palestinian militant organisation Black September. The militants infiltrated the Olympic Village, killed two members of the Israeli Olympic team, and took nine other Israeli team members hostage. Those hostages were later also killed by the militants during a failed rescue attempt.
Wikipedia →Entebbe raid
The hostages were in the main hall of the airport building, directly adjacent to the runway. Entering the terminal, the commandos shouted through a megaphone, 'Stay down! Stay down! We are Israeli soldiers,' in both Hebrew and English.
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