Man in Rio de Janeiro surrenders after holding 17 hostages on hijacked bus

03/13/2024

RIO DE JANEIRO – Police in Brazil arrested a man on Tuesday after he hijacked a bus and shot two people at a bus station in Rio de Janeiro before holding 17 people hostage for about three…

De Lima survives hostage-taking attempt; hostage-taker gunned down

Zacarian Sarao 10/09/2022

MANILA, Philippines — Detained former senator Leila De Lima was unharmed following a foiled attempt to hold her hostage  Sunday morning at the Camp Crame Custodial Center of the Philippine National Police (PNP) in Quezon City. The PNP, in…

Police believe Carbon Market hostage taker was ‘under the influence of drugs’

09/06/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The chief of Carbon Police Station suspects that the man who held hostage two women on Sunday, September 5, 2021, at a stall at the Carbon Market was under the influence of drugs.…

Police ready charges against wounded Carbon hostage taker

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 09/06/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippies — Police are readying several cases against a 24-year-old man, who was shot and wounded after holding hostage two women vegetable vendors in the Carbon Public Market on early Sunday morning, Sept. 5, in…

Brief hostage-taking in Catmon goes awry

Morexette Marie B. Erram, Paul Lauro 03/11/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A brief hostage-taking crisis that stemmed from a confrontation in Catmon town of north Cebu resulted in the death of a 30-year-old man last Wednesday evening, March 10, 2021. The Catmon Police Station…

Strangers rally behind San Juan hostagetaker

Maricar Cinco - Inquirer.net 03/11/2020

SAN PEDRO CITY, Laguna, Philippines — By an interesting twist of fate, strangers have offered support for Alchie Paray, a disgruntled security guard who is facing a string of criminal charges in court after taking dozens hostage…

One dead, one wounded in Bulacao hostage taking incident

Benjie B. Talisic 06/08/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — An armed man, who held hostage his cousin and his cousin’s friend inside his house, was killed in a shootout with police officers. Benjie Dela Rosa died after he sustained gunshot wounds in…

Man takes hostage patients in Lapu hospital

Norman V. Mendoza 12/16/2016

SEVERAL patients and their watchers and some medical personnel of a private hospital in Barangay Pajo, Lapu-Lapu City, were taken hostage by a man who was under the influence of drugs past 9 a.m. yesterday morning. The…

Man high on drugs holds hostage 50 people in Lapu-Lapu hospital

Norman V. Mendoza 12/16/2016

At least 50 individuals including patients, guardians and some medical personnel of a private hospital in Barangay Pajo, Lapu-Lapu City were taken hostage by a man who was believed to be high on drugs past 9 a.m.…

Woman rescued from hostage taker

Norman V. Mendoza 09/28/2016

POLICE rescued a woman who was held hostage by her neighbor at Barangay Punta Engaño at past 8 pm Tuesday. Jessica Llait, a 44-year-old resident of Sitio Kalipayan, Barangay Punta Engaño had to endure more than an…

20 hostages killed in Bangladesh

07/03/2016

Dhaka, Bangladesh —A top Bangladesh military official says 20 hostages were killed in the attack on a Dhaka restaurant where heavily armed militants held dozens of people hostage in a 10-hour standoff. Nayeem Ashfaq Chowdhury said six…

18-year-old girl rescued from robber

Nestle L. Semilla 02/04/2016

An 18 year old girl was rescued after being held hostage by a robber at barangay Maguikay, MC Briones Street in Mandaue City at 5:45 pm Thursday. Mandaue City police said the victim Jeah Mae Carnillas got…

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