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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Hostage Situations</title>
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		<title>Ill. corrections officials say inmate who took employee hostage has been shot, killed</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:26:39 +0000</pubDate>
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Officials: Inmate who took hostage is shot, killed

PINCKNEYVILLE, Ill. — Illinois prison officials say an inmate who took an employee hostage at the Pinckneyville Correctional Center in southern Illinois has been shot and killed.
The Illinois Department of Corrections says the 37-year-old inmate was pronounced dead at the scene about 5 p.m. Monday. That was about .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ill-corrections-officials-say-inmate-who-took-employee-hostage-has-been-shot-killed-244000/" title="Ill. corrections officials say inmate who took employee hostage has been shot, killed">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ill. corrections officials say inmate holding employee hostage in southern Illinois prison</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 22:23:53 +0000</pubDate>
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Officials: Inmate holding hostage in Ill. prison

PINCKNEYVILLE, Ill. — Prison officials say an inmate is holding an employee hostage at the Pinckneyville Correctional Center in southern Illinois.
The Illinois Department of Corrections says the hostage situation began around 10:30 a.m. Monday, and hostage negotiators remained on the scene late in the day.
The agency says around 2,200 ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ill-corrections-officials-say-inmate-holding-employee-hostage-in-southern-illinois-prison-243972/">Ill. corrections officials say inmate holding employee hostage in southern Illinois prison</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Gunmen agree to release 47 hostages in the southern Philippines, officials say</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Dec 2009 08:14:04 +0000</pubDate>
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Gunmen agree to free 47 hostages in Philippines

PROSPERIDAD, Philippines — Gunmen agreed to release 47 hostages Sunday held in a southern Philippine jungle hide-out that is surrounded by troops and snipers.
Joebert Perez, the leader of the hostage-takers, signed an agreement with government negotiators to free the hostages, Vice Governor Santiago Cane of Agusan del Sur .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/gunmen-agree-to-release-47-hostages-in-the-southern-philippines-officials-say-243440/">Gunmen agree to release 47 hostages in the southern Philippines, officials say</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ex-militiamen free 9 more hostages, want murder charges dropped before releasing 48 others</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:39:46 +0000</pubDate>
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Filipino abductors free 9 more hostages, hold 48

MANILA, Philippines — Government-armed former militiamen have freed nine out of 57 hostages they seized in the remote southern Philippines, and are demanding that murder charges against them be dropped before releasing the other captives.
Government negotiator Josefina Bajade says the released villagers include eight women and a man. ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ex-militiamen-free-9-more-hostages-want-murder-charges-dropped-before-releasing-48-others-242766/">Ex-militiamen free 9 more hostages, want murder charges dropped before releasing 48 others</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Police in Minneapolis suburb seize man after hostage-taking at office, keep searching site</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 20:59:53 +0000</pubDate>
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Police in Minn. seize man after hostage-taking

ROSEVILLE, Minn. — A man with a sawed-off shotgun gun entered an office building in a St. Paul suburb Thursday and held a woman hostage, at one point holding the weapon to her head, police said.
Roseville police took a man who fit the gunman&#8217;s description into custody. The woman .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-in-minneapolis-suburb-seize-man-after-hostage-taking-at-office-keep-searching-site-242646/">Original article &nbsp;: Police in Minneapolis suburb seize man after hostage-taking at office, keep searching site</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Suspected bandits seize 75 hostages, including teachers and pupils, in southern Philippines</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 07:29:26 +0000</pubDate>
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Suspected bandits seize 75 hostages in Philippines

MANILA, Philippines — A Philippine official says suspected bandits have seized about 75 hostages, including elementary school students and teachers, from a southern village.
Vice Gov. Santiago Cane Jr. of Agusan del Sur province says 19 gunmen entered the isolated hamlet of San Martin on Thursday, a day after authorities .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/suspected-bandits-seize-75-hostages-including-teachers-and-pupils-in-southern-philippines-242366/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Suspected bandits seize 75 hostages, including teachers and pupils, in southern Philippines</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Al-Qaida offshoot that claimed kidnapping 4 Europeans says hostages are in good health</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 13:59:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maamoun Youssef</dc:creator>
		
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Al-Qaida says 4 European hostages in good health

CAIRO — An al-Qaida offshoot that has claimed responsibility for kidnapping three Spaniards and a Frenchman in West Africa last month said Wednesday the four Europeans were in good health and treated according to Islamic laws.
The group&#8217;s demands would be announced later, Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb said.
In ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/al-qaida-offshoot-that-claimed-kidnapping-4-europeans-says-hostages-are-in-good-health-241974/">Al-Qaida offshoot that claimed kidnapping 4 Europeans says hostages are in good health</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Dutch military ship captures 13 pirates off the coast of Oman</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 14:44:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Toby Sterling</dc:creator>
		
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Dutch military captures 13 pirates off Oman coast

AMSTERDAM — The Dutch navy captured 13 Somali pirates and seized a haul of weapons off the coast of Oman after the pirates attacked a merchant ship, the Defense Department reported Thursday.
Armed pirates on speedboats tried to board the Antigua and Barbuda-flagged BBC Togo, but were repelled after .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/dutch-military-ship-captures-13-pirates-off-the-coast-of-oman-239358/">Source &nbsp;: Dutch military ship captures 13 pirates off the coast of Oman</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Official: 3 kidnapped Spanish aid workers being transferred to Mali from Mauritania</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 09:53:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ahmed Mohammed</dc:creator>
		
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Official: 3 Spanish hostages being taken to Mali

NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania — Three Spanish aid workers kidnapped in the West African desert nation of Mauritania are being taken by their captors to neighboring Mali, a Mauritanian official said Wednesday.
The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media on .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/official-3-kidnapped-spanish-aid-workers-being-transferred-to-mali-from-mauritania-238634/">Official: 3 kidnapped Spanish aid workers being transferred to Mali from Mauritania</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>5 more bodies uncovered in Philippine massacre, pushing death toll to 57</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:38:12 +0000</pubDate>
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5 more bodies uncovered in Philippine massacre

MANILA, Philippines — A Philippine police official says five more bodies have been recovered from a third mass grave for victims of the country&#8217;s worst election violence. The discovery raises the death toll from the carnage to 57.
Chief Superintendent Josefino Cataluna said the five remains found Wednesday were in ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/5-more-bodies-uncovered-in-philippine-massacre-pushing-death-toll-to-57-235622/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : 5 more bodies uncovered in Philippine massacre, pushing death toll to 57</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>6 more bodies uncovered in Philippine massacre, pushing death toll to 52</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 06:20:13 +0000</pubDate>
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6 more bodies uncovered in Philippine massacre

AMPATUAN, Philippines — Authorities have recovered six more bodies, bringing the death toll to 52 in one of the Philippines&#8217; worst election massacres.
Regional police commander Josefino Cataluna says the bodies were dug out from a shallow pit near a grassy hilltop where police and troops earlier found 46 other .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/6-more-bodies-uncovered-in-philippine-massacre-pushing-death-toll-to-52-235495/">6 more bodies uncovered in Philippine massacre, pushing death toll to 52</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Philippines declares emergency in southern provinces after gunmen ambush convoy, killing 24</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:18:44 +0000</pubDate>
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Philippines declares emergency after 24 killed

MANILA, Philippines — Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo placed two southern provinces under a state of emergency Tuesday after gunmen killed at least 24 people in an attack on an election caravan.
The emergency measures, including checkpoints and random searches by authorities, will remain in place until the president is confident ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/philippines-declares-emergency-in-southern-provinces-after-gunmen-ambush-convoy-killing-24-234859/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Philippines declares emergency in southern provinces after gunmen ambush convoy, killing 24</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Remains of British hostage who worked for the UN in Lebanon in 1985 identified</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:59:55 +0000</pubDate>
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UK hostage&#8217;s remains identified in Lebanon

UNITED NATIONS — The remains of British hostage Alec Collett, who disappeared in 1985 during Lebanon&#8217;s civil war while working for the United Nations, have been positively identified, the U.N. announced Monday.
Experts began searching for Collett&#8217;s remains last week in the eastern Bekaa Valley, which during the 1975-90 civil war .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/remains-of-british-hostage-who-worked-for-the-un-in-lebanon-in-1985-identified-234711/">Original article &nbsp;: Remains of British hostage who worked for the UN in Lebanon in 1985 identified</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Philippine army says 21 people taken hostage in volatile south found dead</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:25:31 +0000</pubDate>
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Philippine army says 21 people killed in south

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine army says it has found 21 bodies in the country&#8217;s restive south after gunmen hijacked a convoy of politicians and supporters filing their nominations for next year&#8217;s elections.
Military spokesman Lt. Col. Romen Brawner says the victims included 13 women and eight men. He .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/philippine-army-says-21-people-taken-hostage-in-volatile-south-found-dead-234515/">Source &nbsp;: Philippine army says 21 people taken hostage in volatile south found dead</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Kidnapped Britons say Somali pirates are losing patience over ransom demand, may kill them</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:37:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Stringer</dc:creator>
		
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Kidnapped Britons say Somali pirates may kill them

LONDON — A retired British couple snatched from their yacht by Somali pirates said in an interview broadcast Friday they fear they could be killed within a week or handed to a terrorist group if a ransom demand is not paid.
Paul and Rachel Chandler were kidnapped last month ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/kidnapped-britons-say-somali-pirates-are-losing-patience-over-ransom-demand-may-kill-them-233754/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Kidnapped Britons say Somali pirates are losing patience over ransom demand, may kill them</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Somali pirates get $3.3M ransom; Spain &#8216;did what it had to do&#8217; to free 36 sailors</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/somali-pirates-get-33m-ransom-spain-did-what-it-had-to-do-to-free-36-sailors-231301/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:36:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mohamed Olad Hassan</dc:creator>
		
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Somali pirates get $3.3M ransom, free 36 hostages

MOGADISHU, Somalia — As a Spanish warship looked on, a $3.3 million ransom was delivered by boat Tuesday and Somali pirates freed a Spanish trawler and its 36 crew members.
Spain&#8217;s prime minister did little to deny paying off the hijackers — one reason the lucrative attacks are on .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/somali-pirates-get-33m-ransom-spain-did-what-it-had-to-do-to-free-36-sailors-231301/">Somali pirates get $3.3M ransom; Spain &#8216;did what it had to do&#8217; to free 36 sailors</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Somalis: $3.3M ransom paid, 36 hostages aboard Spanish trawler taken in early October freed</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:23:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mohamed Olad Hassan</dc:creator>
		
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Somali pirate: $3.3M ransom paid, 36 hostages free

MOGADISHU, Somalia — Pirates freed 36 crew members from a Spanish trawler Tuesday after holding them for more than six weeks off the coast of Somalia, while a self-proclaimed pirate said the hostage-takers were paid $3.3 million in ransom.
In Spain, Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero said the  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/somalis-33m-ransom-paid-36-hostages-aboard-spanish-trawler-taken-in-early-october-freed-231113/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Spain&#8217;s prime minister says Somali pirates have freed trawler with crew of 36</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:49:07 +0000</pubDate>
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Spain says pirates freed trawler, 36 crew members

MADRID — Spain&#8217;s prime minister says Somali pirates have freed a Spanish trawler with crew of 36 after holding them hostage for more than six weeks.
Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero says the tuna boat Alakrana &#8220;is sailing toward safer waters. All of its crew members are safe .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/spains-prime-minister-says-somali-pirates-have-freed-trawler-with-crew-of-36-231100/">Spain&#8217;s prime minister says Somali pirates have freed trawler with crew of 36</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Somalis: $3.3M ransom paid for 36 Spanish hostages hijacked in early October</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/somalis-33m-ransom-paid-for-36-spanish-hostages-hijacked-in-early-october-231092/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:27:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mohamed Olad Hassan</dc:creator>
		
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Somalis: $3.3M ransom paid for 36 Spanish hostages

MOGADISHU, Somalia — A self-proclaimed pirate and a village elder in Somalia say that pirates holding a Spanish trawler and 36 hostages have been paid $3.3 million, and are freeing the ship and crew.
A Somali villager named Ali Ahmed Salad says 12 armed pirates who have been holding .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/somalis-33m-ransom-paid-for-36-spanish-hostages-hijacked-in-early-october-231092/" title="Somalis: $3.3M ransom paid for 36 Spanish hostages hijacked in early October">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ex-AP reporter held hostage by Iranian terrorists in the Middle East files for bankruptcy</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:49:24 +0000</pubDate>
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Former Middle East hostage files for bankruptcy

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Former hostage Terry Anderson, who was held captive in the Middle East for 6½ years, has filed for bankruptcy.
In the chapter 7 bankruptcy filed Nov. 3, which was first reported by The Columbus Dispatch in Ohio, Anderson claimed $1.8 million in liabilities and $60,000 in assets.
Anderson ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ex-ap-reporter-held-hostage-by-iranian-terrorists-in-the-middle-east-files-for-bankruptcy-228738/" title="Ex-AP reporter held hostage by Iranian terrorists in the Middle East files for bankruptcy">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Man who held upstate NY principal hostage was upset over treatment of US soldiers, police say</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:35:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Carola</dc:creator>
		
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Police: NY school gunman upset over GI treatment

PINE PLAINS, N.Y. — Upset by the treatment of U.S. military personnel, a 42-year-old father of an Army veteran sneaked a disassembled shotgun into a middle school just after classes began Tuesday, put it together in a bathroom, then held the principal hostage for more than two hours .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/man-who-held-upstate-ny-principal-hostage-was-upset-over-treatment-of-us-soldiers-police-say-225190/">Man who held upstate NY principal hostage was upset over treatment of US soldiers, police say</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Officials: Former student held upstate NY principal hostage for more than 2 hours; no one hurt</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:27:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Carola</dc:creator>
		
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Officials: Ex-student held NY principal hostage

PINE PLAINS, N.Y. — A 42-year-old man sneaked a disassembled shotgun into his old middle school just after classes began Tuesday, put it together in a bathroom then held the principal hostage for more than two hours before surrendering without firing a shot, police said.
Dutchess County Sheriff Adrian Anderson said ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/officials-former-student-held-upstate-ny-principal-hostage-for-more-than-2-hours-no-one-hurt-224858/" title="Officials: Former student held upstate NY principal hostage for more than 2 hours; no one hurt">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Police: Former student held upstate NY principal hostage for more than 2 hours; no one hurt</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:48:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Carola</dc:creator>
		
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Police: Former student held NY principal hostage

PINE PLAINS, N.Y. — Police say a former student sneaked a disassembled shotgun into an upstate New York middle school, put the gun together in a bathroom and held the principal hostage for more than two hours before surrendering without firing a shot.
No one was injured during the standoff ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-former-student-held-upstate-ny-principal-hostage-for-more-than-2-hours-no-one-hurt-224811/">Police: Former student held upstate NY principal hostage for more than 2 hours; no one hurt</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Town official: Gunman at upstate NY high school takes principal hostage; students safe</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:44:29 +0000</pubDate>
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Official: Gunman holding NY principal hostage

PINE PLAINS, N.Y. — A town official says a gunman at an upstate New York high school has taken the principal hostage.
Pine Plains Town Supervisor Gregg Pulver tells CNN that students at Stissing Mountain High School are safe. The school is about 90 miles north of New York City.
The school .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/town-official-gunman-at-upstate-ny-high-school-takes-principal-hostage-students-safe-224478/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Town official: Gunman at upstate NY high school takes principal hostage; students safe</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Man holds 7 hostages at gunpoint overnight in NY apartment; standoff ends with gunman dead</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:53:59 +0000</pubDate>
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NY man holds 7 hostages at gunpoint overnight

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A man who held seven people hostage overnight inside an apartment building in Syracuse, N.Y., has been found dead.
Police were responding to a report of an armed robbery at around 10 p.m. Sunday when shots began flying at them from a second-floor apartment. Police say ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/man-holds-7-hostages-at-gunpoint-overnight-in-ny-apartment-standoff-ends-with-gunman-dead-223198/">Man holds 7 hostages at gunpoint overnight in NY apartment; standoff ends with gunman dead</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Pirates holding Spanish trawler take 3 crew members ashore to Somalia</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:46:34 +0000</pubDate>
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Spanish hostages&#8217; wives: 3 crew taken ashore

MADRID — Pirates holding a Spanish trawler off Somalia took three crew members ashore Thursday to press Spanish authorities for the release of fellow pirates captured in connection with the month-old hostage drama, wives of two sailors said.
Later, in a telephone interview broadcast by on Spanish TV, Ricardo Blach, ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pirates-holding-spanish-trawler-take-3-crew-members-ashore-to-somalia-219055/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Pirates holding Spanish trawler take 3 crew members ashore to Somalia</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>WH monitoring crackdown in Iran; Obama notes 30th anniversary of US Embassy takeover in Tehran</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:31:39 +0000</pubDate>
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WASHINGTON — The White House on Wednesday expressed concern about a violent crackdown on anti-government protesters in Iran as President Barack Obama said he wanted the U.S. and Iran to move beyond &#8220;suspicion, mistrust and confrontation.&#8221;
Iranian security forces clubbed anti-government protesters with batons on the sidelines of .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/wh-monitoring-crackdown-in-iran-obama-notes-30th-anniversary-of-us-embassy-takeover-in-tehran-217814/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: WH monitoring crackdown in Iran; Obama notes 30th anniversary of US Embassy takeover in Tehran</a>.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:15:34 +0000</pubDate>
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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama noted Wednesday&#8217;s 30th anniversary of the takeover of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, while insisting he wants the U.S. and Iran to move beyond &#8220;suspicion, mistrust and confrontation.&#8221;
Islamic militants stormed the embassy in Tehran on Nov. 4, 1979, .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-notes-30th-anniversary-of-us-embassy-takeover-in-tehran-asks-iran-to-move-beyond-it-217088/">Obama notes 30th anniversary of US Embassy takeover in Tehran, asks Iran to move beyond it</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Rival Somali pirates, militias fight for custody of British couple, say commander, elder</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:35:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mohamed Olad Hassan</dc:creator>
		
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Rival Somali groups fight over British couple

MOGADISHU, Somalia — Rival pirates and militia groups have fought for control over a British couple held hostage for more than a week, an Islamic militia commander and a local elder said Monday. The couple were not injured in the fighting.
Meanwhile, a U.S.-flagged cargo vessel with 21 Americans aboard .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/rival-somali-pirates-militias-fight-for-custody-of-british-couple-say-commander-elder-214959/">Rival Somali pirates, militias fight for custody of British couple, say commander, elder</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Pirates demanding $7M for UK couple, say Western forces &#8216;loot&#8217; natural fishing resources</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 11:46:36 +0000</pubDate>
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Somali pirates: Western boats &#8216;loot&#8217; Somali fish

MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somali pirates who are demanding $7 million in ransom for a British sailing couple said Saturday that boats from other countries are plundering Somalia&#8217;s fish-rich waters.
Ahmed Gadaf, who described himself as a spokesman for the pirates, said Western fishing vessels &#8220;harass&#8221; local fishermen and destroy their ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pirates-demanding-7m-for-uk-couple-say-western-forces-loot-natural-fishing-resources-213661/">Pirates demanding $7M for UK couple, say Western forces &#8216;loot&#8217; natural fishing resources</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Kidnappers release video, demand $2 million for Irish priest hostage in southern Philippines</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 11:11:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oliver Teves</dc:creator>
		
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Kidnappers demand $2 million for Irish hostage

MANILA, Philippines — Captors of a 79-year old Irish missionary kidnapped in the southern Philippines have released a video in which the priest says his abductors are demanding $2 million to release him.
The video was obtained by government negotiators and broadcast on GMA television network in Manila Saturday. It ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/kidnappers-release-video-demand-2-million-for-irish-priest-hostage-in-southern-philippines-213644/">Kidnappers release video, demand $2 million for Irish priest hostage in southern Philippines</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>BBC says Somali pirates demanding $7 million ransom in return for UK couple</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:25:08 +0000</pubDate>
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BBC: Pirates want $7 million ransom for UK couple

MOGADISHU, Somalia — The BBC said Friday that Somali pirates called the broadcaster to demand $7 million for the release of a British couple whose yacht was hijacked off the coast of Africa.
The British broadcaster cited an unidentified caller as saying the size of the ransom was ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/bbc-says-somali-pirates-demanding-7-million-ransom-in-return-for-uk-couple-213126/" title="BBC says Somali pirates demanding $7 million ransom in return for UK couple">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>British woman held by pirates describes captors as &#8216;very hospitable&#8217; in broadcast interview</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:10:56 +0000</pubDate>
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Captive British woman says pirates &#8216;hospitable&#8217;

MOGADISHU, Somalia — A British woman who is being held by Somali pirates with her husband after their yacht was hijacked said in a phone call broadcast Friday that the couple were &#8220;bearing up&#8221; and she described her captors as &#8220;very hospitable.&#8221;
Rachel Chandler told her brother, Stephen Collett, in a ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/british-woman-held-by-pirates-describes-captors-as-very-hospitable-in-broadcast-interview-212761/">British woman held by pirates describes captors as &#8216;very hospitable&#8217; in broadcast interview</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Man accused of taking 8 hostages in Canada charged with weapons offenses, unlawful confinement</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 21:56:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[EDMONTON, Alberta — Police say a man who took eight people hostage for 10 hours inside the Edmonton Workers&#8217; Compensation building has been charged with unlawful confinement and several weapons offenses.

Patrick Charles Clayton, 38, held the hostages Wednesday over what police say was an attempt to settle his score with the Workers&#8217; Compensation board.
All hostages ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/man-accused-of-taking-8-hostages-in-canada-charged-with-weapons-offenses-unlawful-confinement-204119/" title="Man accused of taking 8 hostages in Canada charged with weapons offenses, unlawful confinement">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Hostage situation at Canadian office ends peacefully after 10 hours</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 03:48:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[EDMONTON, Alberta — A man who barricaded himself with eight hostages inside the Edmonton Workers&#8217; Compensation building has surrendered, 10 hours after the drama began.

Edmonton police spokesman Dean Parthenis said the man surrendered Wednesday night without incident and that all hostages were unharmed. Police Insp. Terry Rocchio said the eight hostages were released throughout the .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/hostage-situation-at-canadian-office-ends-peacefully-after-10-hours-202905/">Original article &nbsp;: Hostage situation at Canadian office ends peacefully after 10 hours</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Hostage-taking in downtown Edmonton ends peacefully</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:51:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[EDMONTON, Alberta — A man who barricaded himself with eight hostages inside the Edmonton Workers&#8217; Compensation building has surrendered, 10 hours after the drama began.

Edmonton police spokesman Dean Parthenis said the man surrendered Wednesday night without incident and that all hostages were unharmed. Police Insp. Terry Rocchio said the eight hostages were released throughout the  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/hostage-taking-in-downtown-edmonton-ends-peacefully-202827/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Police negotiating with gunman reported to be holding hostages in Workers&#8217; Comp office</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:40:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[EDMONTON, Alberta — Police are negotiating with a gunman reported to be holding as many as nine hostages in the Workers&#8217; Compensation Board building in downtown Edmonton.

Edmonton police spokesman Jeff Wuite said authorities received a report Wednesday of a man armed with a hunting rifle inside the building, which is close to the legislature for ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-negotiating-with-gunman-reported-to-be-holding-hostages-in-workers-comp-office-202307/">Police negotiating with gunman reported to be holding hostages in Workers&#8217; Comp office</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Police negotiating with gunman reported to be holding as many as 9 hostages in Alberta</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:34:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[EDMONTON, Alberta — Police are negotiating with a gunman reported to be holding as many as nine hostages in a building close to the Alberta legislature.

Edmonton police spokesman Jeff Wuite said they received a report Wednesday of a man armed with a hunting rifle inside the Workers&#8217; Compensation Board building in downtown Edmonton in the ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-negotiating-with-gunman-reported-to-be-holding-as-many-as-9-hostages-in-alberta-202302/">Police negotiating with gunman reported to be holding as many as 9 hostages in Alberta</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Police negotiating with gunman reported to be holding</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:32:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[EDMONTON, Alberta — Police are negotiating with a gunman reported to be holding as many as nine hostages in a building close to the Alberta legislature.

Edmonton police spokesman Jeff Wuite said they received a report Wednesday of a man armed with a hunting rifle inside the Workers&#8217; Compensation Board building in downtown Edmonton in the .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-negotiating-with-gunman-reported-to-be-holding-202298/">Police negotiating with gunman reported to be holding</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Merchant marine captain who was Somali pirates&#8217; captive says he may not return to the sea</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 10:27:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[UNDERHILL, Vt. — He&#8217;s got a book deal, and a movie could be in the works. He&#8217;s been to the White House to meet the president, to the Queen Mary ocean liner for a vacation and back to his modest 1830s Vermont farmhouse. He gives motivational speeches on the lecture circuit.

Now, six months after his .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/merchant-marine-captain-who-was-somali-pirates-captive-says-he-may-not-return-to-the-sea-201886/">Merchant marine captain who was Somali pirates&#8217; captive says he may not return to the sea</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>EU naval spokesman: Somali pirates seize Chinese cargo ship with 25 people onboard</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:12:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NAIROBI, Kenya — Somali pirates seized a Chinese cargo ship Monday with 25 people onboard, a naval spokesman for the European Union&#8217;s anti-piracy force said, in the first successful attack on a Chinese vessel since the country deployed three naval warships to the region.

Cmdr. John Harbour said that coalition forces had observed at least two .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/eu-naval-spokesman-somali-pirates-seize-chinese-cargo-ship-with-25-people-onboard-199883/">Original article &nbsp;: EU naval spokesman: Somali pirates seize Chinese cargo ship with 25 people onboard</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Irish aid worker says Darfur kidnappers terrorized her, Ugandan friend with &#8216;mock&#8217; executions</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:21:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[DUBLIN — A freed Irish aid worker held captive for three months in Darfur said Monday that her captors terrorized her and a Ugandan friend by repeatedly staging their mock executions using live gunfire.

Sharon Commins and colleague Hilda Kuwuki, who both worked for Irish aid agency GOAL, were abducted July 3 and freed without harm ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/irish-aid-worker-says-darfur-kidnappers-terrorized-her-ugandan-friend-with-mock-executions-199823/" title="Irish aid worker says Darfur kidnappers terrorized her, Ugandan friend with &#8216;mock&#8217; executions">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Irish, Ugandan aid workers freed by captors in Sudan&#8217;s Darfur region after more than 3 months</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2009 06:53:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[KHARTOUM, Sudan — Two foreign aid workers seized at gunpoint more than three months ago in Sudan&#8217;s Darfur were released Sunday by their captors in the third — and longest — kidnapping of aid workers in the arid region.

The Irish and Ugandan women were in good health and were having medical checkups at a hospital .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/irish-ugandan-aid-workers-freed-by-captors-in-sudans-darfur-region-after-more-than-3-months-199053/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Irish, Ugandan aid workers freed by captors in Sudan&#8217;s Darfur region after more than 3 months</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Pakistani army says commandos capture last militant who attacked its HQ, rescue raid ends</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2009 03:48:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[RAWALPINDI, Pakistan — Pakistan&#8217;s army says commandos have caught the last militant who attacked its headquarters and took dozens of hostages.

Spokesman Maj. Gen. Athar Abbas says the capture Sunday morning brings to an end a 22-hour standoff in the garrison city of Rawalpindi outside the capital.
He says the final militant who was caught is wounded.
Pakistani .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pakistani-army-says-commandos-capture-last-militant-who-attacked-its-hq-rescue-raid-ends-192898/">Pakistani army says commandos capture last militant who attacked its HQ, rescue raid ends</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Pakistan army: Commando raid frees most hostages held by Islamist militants at army HQ</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[RAWALPINDI, Pakistan — Pakistani commandos raided a building inside army headquarters early Sunday and freed 25 people held hostage for more than 18 hours by Islamist fighters, a military spokesman said. Three captives and four hostage-takers were killed, while one militant was believed to be on the run.

The audacious assault on the country&#8217;s military establishment ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pakistan-army-commando-raid-frees-most-hostages-held-by-islamist-militants-at-army-hq-192888/" title="Pakistan army: Commando raid frees most hostages held by Islamist militants at army HQ">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Pakistan army says commando raid frees most hostages held by Islamist militants at army HQ</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2009 01:04:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mohammad Yusuf</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[RAWALPINDI, Pakistan — Pakistani commandos raided a building inside army headquarters early Sunday and freed 22 people held hostage for more than 18 hours by Islamist militants, a military spokesman said. Three captives and four militants were killed in the operation.

The audacious assault on the country&#8217;s military establishment showed the strength of militants allied with ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pakistan-army-says-commando-raid-frees-most-hostages-held-by-islamist-militants-at-army-hq-192855/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Pakistan army says commando raid frees most hostages held by Islamist militants at army HQ</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Pakistan commandos launch operation to free hostages at army HQ; most captives now free</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2009 00:35:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mohammad Yusuf</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[RAWALPINDI, Pakistan — Pakistani commandos raided a building inside army headquarters early Sunday and freed most of about a dozen soldiers held hostage there by Islamist militants for more than 18 hours, an army spokesman said.

Three loud explosions and gunshots were heard from inside the complex close to the capital before dawn, and three ambulances .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pakistan-commandos-launch-operation-to-free-hostages-at-army-hq-most-captives-now-free-192843/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Pakistan commandos launch operation to free hostages at army HQ; most captives now free</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Blasts and gunfire heard from inside Pakistan army HQ where militants are holding hostages</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2009 00:23:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Asif Shahzad</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[RAWALPINDI, Pakistan — Two loud explosions and gunshots have been heard from inside Pakistan&#8217;s army headquarters, where Islamist militants are holding soldiers hostage.

An Associated Press Television News cameraman close to the complex says the firing took place shortly before dawn on Sunday.
The militants slipped into the complex after they and others attacked it on Saturday, .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/blasts-and-gunfire-heard-from-inside-pakistan-army-hq-where-militants-are-holding-hostages-192837/">Blasts and gunfire heard from inside Pakistan army HQ where militants are holding hostages</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Militants hold up to 15 hostages inside Pakistan army HQ following assault on compound</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 15:11:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Asif Shahzad</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[RAWALPINDI, Pakistan — Heavily armed militants were holding up to 15 soldiers hostage inside Pakistan&#8217;s army headquarters early Sunday after they stormed the complex in an audacious assault on the heart of the most powerful institution in the nuclear-armed country.

Ten people were killed in the attack, including two ranking officers.
The standoff was continuing 12 hours .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/militants-hold-up-to-15-hostages-inside-pakistan-army-hq-following-assault-on-compound-192654/">Source article &nbsp;: Militants hold up to 15 hostages inside Pakistan army HQ following assault on compound</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Militants hold hostages inside Pakistan army headquarters following assault on compound</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 14:09:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Asif Shahzad</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[RAWALPINDI, Pakistan — Militants were holding around a dozen soldiers hostage inside Pakistan&#8217;s army headquarters Sunday more than 16 hours after storming the complex in a show of strength ahead of an expected offensive on their stronghold along the Afghan border.

Six soldiers, including two ranking officers, and four militants were killed in the attack by .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/militants-hold-hostages-inside-pakistan-army-headquarters-following-assault-on-compound-192628/">here</a>.]]></description>
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