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111International response to the Beslan hostage crisis — Multinational bodies* |accessdate=2006 08 11] * – The UN Security Council in a Presidential Statement condemned the attack in the strongest terms and urged states actively to cooperate with the Russian authorities in efforts to bring the… …
112a hostage to fortune — an act, commitment, or remark that is regarded as unwise because it invites trouble or could prove difficult to live up to making objectives explicit is to give a hostage to fortune * * * a hostage to fortune ◇ In British English, a hostage to… …
113hold someone hostage — hold (or take) someone hostage seize and keep someone as a hostage they were held hostage by armed rebels | taken hostage at gunpoint …
114Ennepetal hostage taking — On April 12, 2005, at around 1 p.m. local time, a 50 year old Iranian national seized a regular bus with a number of school children in the town of Ennepetal, Germany in the state of North Rhine Westphalia.The kidnapper entered the bus at a bus… …
115Sablé-sur-Sarthe hostage crisis — The Sablé sur Sarthe hostage crisis began at 2:30 p.m. on March 9, 2006. A 33 year old former high school teacher in Sablé sur Sarthe, Sarthe, France, took 23 people, most of them students aged 16 18, hostage with a handgun. He surrendered… …
116The Hostage (song) — Infobox Single Name = The Hostage Artist = Donna Summer from Album = Lady of the Night B side = Let s Work Together Now Released = 1974 Format = 7 single Recorded = 1974 Genre = Pop rock Length = Label = Groovy Records Writer = Giorgio Moroder,… …
117Alta View Hospital hostage incident — The Alta View Hospital hostage incident began the night of September 20, 1991 when Richard Worthington, armed with a shotgun, a handgun and sticks of dynamite arrived at Alta View Hospital in Sandy, UT in an attempt to kill Dr. Glade Curtis who… …
118Valle del Cauca Deputies hostage crisis — The Valle del Cauca Deputies hostage crisis ( es. Secuestro de los diputados del Valle del Cauca) refers to the kidnapping of 12 Deputies of the Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia, on April 12, 2002 by members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces… …
119(a) hostage to fortune — a hostage to fortune phrase an action, remark, or situation that may cause you problems in the future Thesaurus: people and things that cause worry or problemshyponym small and minor problemssynonym Main entry: hostage * * * a ˌhostage to… …
120Salt Lake City Public Library hostage incident — The Salt Lake City Public Library Hostage Incident occurred on March 5, 1994 when Clifford Lynn Draper held several hostages on the second floor in the former main branch of the Salt Lake City Public Library, which now houses The Leonardo, a… …
