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The hostage crisist at the Walmart store in Amarillo, Texas, claimed the life of the hostage take.

SWAT Team Shoot and Kill Disgruntled Walmart Employee who Took Hostage

Christian George Acevedo   | Jun 15, 2016 02:11 PM EDT

A Walmart employee took his manager and fellow employees as hostages on Tuesday before being shot and killed by police in Amarillo, Texas.

Syrian Christians

ISIS Frees 19 Christians, Hundreds Still Held Captive

Marlon Espina   | Mar 02, 2015 09:52 PM EST

At least 19 of the 300 Christians in Syria who were held captive by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) last week have already been liberated on Sunday, according to local officials

Kayla Mueller

Kayla Mueller Confirmed Dead By White House, Family

Raymond Legaspi   | Feb 10, 2015 08:49 PM EST

U.S. President Barack Obama vowed to bring to justice those responsible for the abduction of American aid worker Kayla Mueller, whom the White House and her family confirmed dead on Tuesday.

Wife Of South African Hostage Killed In Yemen Rescue Operation Says She Forgives Her Husband's Killers

Kat De Guzman   | Dec 10, 2014 12:28 AM EST

The wife of the South African hostage, identified as Pierre Korkie, says that she forgives those who were responsible for the death of her husband during an attempted rescue operation in Yemen last Saturday in an effort to rescue the American hostage Luke Somers.

David Bolam

British Hostage David Bolam Freed By Libya Militants

Ren Benavidez   | Oct 05, 2014 09:13 AM EDT

British teacher David Bolam, who has been held hostage by militants in Libya for four months, has been released.

Two Dead in Southern California Hostage Incident

Erika Villanueva   | Oct 02, 2014 07:14 AM EDT

A standoff between a hostage-taker and the local police in a San Bernardino County home resulted in the death of the suspect as well as one of his hostages, reports indicated on Thursday.

Two Dead in Southern California Hostage Incident

Erika Villanueva   | Oct 02, 2014 07:14 AM EDT

A standoff between a hostage-taker and the local police in a San Bernardino County home resulted in the death of the suspect as well as one of his hostages, reports indicated on Thursday.

Chongqing

Chinese Crowd To Man Threatening Suicide: 'Get On With It, We Don't Have All Day!'

David Perry   | Aug 22, 2014 01:34 PM EDT

An unsympathetic crowd in the Chinese city of Chongqing jeered a man who had taken a hostage to kill himself after he let the victim go.

Chicago Police Cruiser

Illinois Police Arrest Two Robbers-slash-Hostage-Takers Following 20-Hour Standoff

Erika Villanueva   | Aug 21, 2014 04:00 AM EDT

After an extensive standoff with authorities, hostage-takers in the south suburban town of Harvey, Illinois were finally been captured on Wednesday, freeing four remaining hostages.

Harvey, Illinois

2 Police Injured in Illinois Robbery Turned Hostage Situation

Erika Villanueva   | Aug 20, 2014 04:22 AM EDT

It was recently reported that an intense robbery-hostage situation in Harvey, Illinois Tuesday has seen two casualties from the police after a fourth hostage was released.

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