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Meanings of hostage situation in inglês

russo
захват заложников
português
crise de reféns
catalão
presa d'ostatges
espanhol
toma de rehenes

Act of taking and holding a hostage or hostages.

      crise de reféns
      Synonyms
      Examples for "hostage crisis"
      Examples for "hostage crisis"
      1
      Washington cut diplomatic ties with Tehran during the hostage crisis in 1980.
      Reuters
      2
      The hostage crisis had given the city something to talk about.
      Transfer of power
      3
      Pentagon officials are declining all comment, an indication that the hostage crisis continues.
      Wired
      4
      The speech was postponed on Friday because of the hostage crisis in Algeria.
      BBC
      5
      A bombing, hijacking or hostage crisis would seriously threaten those ambitions.
      Reuters
      1
      IS has cited Japanese aid as a reason for the hostage taking.
      Radio NZ
      2
      It's all about hostage taking and holding the hostages and negotiating.
      Reuters
      3
      Mr Santer described the British Prime Minister's non co operation policy as unjustified hostage taking.
      The Irish Times
      4
      Mohammad Shibin was convicted in April on 15 charges including piracy, hostage taking, kidnapping and conspiracy.
      Reuters
      5
      This tradition of hostage taking, so venerated and inviolate, may well come back to bite us.'
      Forge of Darkness
      Usage of hostage situation in inglês
      1
      Fuller said last month police would be more a terror-related hostage situation.
      Reuters
      2
      Now it's a hostage situation, required to avoid falling out of it.
      The Guardian
      3
      A hostage situation has developed at a house in Lower Hutt, police say.
      Radio NZ
      4
      The police showed up, and a hostage situation ensued that lasted six days.
      Wired
      5
      People always asked us what we thought of the hostage situation.
      Funny in Farsi
      6
      They also discussed the the hostage situation in Algeria and tensions in Mali.
      BBC
      7
      Gendarmes and police officers at a supermarket after a hostage situation in Trebes.
      Reuters
      8
      If she had been confronting a hostage situation, she would have used conversation.
      Heat Wave
      9
      Is there some hostage situation that the rest of us don't know about?
      Lola Carlyle Reveals All
      10
      The syndrome's name came from a hostage situation in Stockholm, Sweden, in 1973.
      Monday Mourning
      11
      That's going to be viewed by some as a hostage situation.
      Sagittarius Is Bleeding
      12
      I have a possible hostage situation at the old Greenbrier Nursery.
      Book of shadows
      13
      Alotau lockdown Yesterday Alotau was locked-down as police dealt with a suspected hostage situation.
      Radio NZ
      14
      It was the nightmare textbook case of how not to handle a hostage situation.
      Hostile intent
      15
      RNZ spoke to people inside the cordon, who described it as a hostage situation.
      Radio NZ
      16
      The assumption is that they are waiting for the development of Korean hostage situation.
      Reuters
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      South Africa
      Common
      New Zealand
      Common
      United States of America
      Less common