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    A hostage is a person seized by an abductor in order to compel another party, one which places a high value on the liberty, well-being and safety of the...
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    Iran hostage crisis was a diplomatic standoff between Iran and the United States. Fifty-three American diplomats and citizens were held hostage after...
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    addition to hostages with only Israeli citizenship, almost half of the hostages are foreign nationals or have multiple citizenships. Some hostages were Negev...
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  • hostage in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A hostage is a person or entity held by a captor. Hostage or The Hostage may also refer to: The Hostage (1917...
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  • The Lebanon hostage crisis was the kidnapping in Lebanon of 104 foreign hostages between 1982 and 1992, when the Lebanese Civil War was at its height....
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  • Hostage for a Day is a 1994 Canadian television comedy film directed by John Candy, in his only directorial effort. Though the film is also billed as...
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  • Look up hostages in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Hostages are people seized by a criminal abductor in order to compel another party. Hostages or The...
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  • The Hostages Convention (formally the International Convention against the Taking of Hostages) is a United Nations treaty by which states agree to prohibit...
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    The Hostages Trial (or, officially, The United States of America v. Wilhelm List, et al.) was held from 8 July 1947 until 19 February 1948 and was the...
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    Terry A. Anderson (category American people taken hostage)
    combat veteran. He reported for the Associated Press. In 1985, he was taken hostage by Shia Hezbollah militants of the Islamic Jihad Organization in Lebanon...
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