hostage taking
act of taking and holding a hostage or hostages
West End Christian School hostage crisis
1988 incident in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, US
Ignacio Cuevas
prison riot in Huntsville, Texas
Fox Street Siege
hostage drama in the Johannesburg Israeli consulate which took place on 28-29 April 1975
Porte de Vincennes siege
2015 Islamist terrorist attack in Paris
Silverton Siege
hostage situation in Silverton, Pretoria, South Africa
Iranian Embassy Siege
siege that took place in London from 30 April to 5 May 1980
OPEC siege
terrorists incident and hostage crisis
Balcombe Street Siege
1975 hostage incident
Alta View Hospital hostage incident
1991 attack in Sandy, Utah, US
John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry
1859 effort by abolitionist John Brown to initiate an armed slave revolt in Southern states
Salt Lake City Public Library hostage incident
1994 attack in Utah, US
Kaohsiung Prison riot
2015 riot and hostage situation in Kaohisung Prison, Taiwan
Japanese embassy hostage crisis
hostage crisis that began on 17 December 1996 in Lima, Peru
Attica Prison riot
1971 prisoner riot at the Attica Correctional Facility in Attica, New York, USA
Alexander family hostage crisis
1997 crime in Taiwan
Hostage taking in Polish Embassy in Bern
Incident in Switzerland in 1982
Moscow theater hostage crisis
seizure of a crowded Dubrovka Theater in Russia that happened in 2002
Munich massacre
Palestinian terror attack during the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany
Maersk Alabama hijacking
2009 piracy incident
Occupation of the Ottoman Bank
battles involving Armenian National movement
Torp hostage crisis
robbery and subsequent hostage taking in Torp, Norway in September 1994
The Sergeants affair
incident in which the Irgun kidnapped and hanged two British soldiers
hostage-taking attack
type of hostage crisis
Columbus nightclub shooting
2004 mass shooting in Columbus, Ohio, United States
Iran hostage crisis
1979–1981 diplomatic standoff between the US and Iran
Neuilly kindergarten hostage crisis
1993 hostage crisis in France
New Mexico State Penitentiary riot
most violent prison riot in U.S. history
Orlando nightclub shooting
mass shooting at gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida
Lebanon hostage crisis
kidnapping in Lebanon of 104 foreign hostages between 1982 and 1992
Freddy's Fashion Mart attack
hostage taking and arson attack in Manhattan, New York on December 8, 1995
Coastal Road massacre
1978 attack involving the hijacking of a bus on Israel's Coastal Highway
Palace of Justice Siege
1985 attack on the Supreme Court of Colombia by M-19 guerillas
Grand Mosque Seizure
islamists' terrorist action, 1979
Manila hostage crisis
mass murder in Quirino Grandstand, Rizal Park, Manila, Phillipines on August 23, 2010
Christian Peacemaker hostage crisis
hostage situation involving Christian Peacemaker workers in Iraq
Spaghetti House siege
attempted restaurant robbery in Knightsbridge, London
Henry's Pub hostage incident
1990 hostage crisis in Berkeley
Northolt siege
1985 hostage situation in west London