Tag: hostage
‘It did not come as a surprise’: Russia expert on Brittney Griner sentencing | ABCNL
ABC News’ Kayna Whitworth spoke to William Pomeran, director of the Wilson Center Kennan Institute, on the message behind Russia’s sentencing of Brittney Griner and…
Illinois grandmother saved from kidnapper in part by Wordle
Denise Holt, 80, was found to be in a hostage situation after her daughter didn’t get her daily score on the popular word game. WATCH…
New details emerge from the 11-hour hostage situation at a Texas Synagogue | Nightline
The suspected gunman is Malik Faisal Akram, a British national, who arrived to the U.S. on Dec. 29. Rabbi Charlie Cytron says he distracted the…
Congregation Beth Israel member: We were ‘waiting for rescue or something horrifying’
ABC News’ Linsey Davis speaks to Anna Salton Eisen, a congregant at Congregation Beth Israel in Texas, about the hostage crisis and how the community…
Texas hostage situation renews fear of rising antisemitism in US
Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greenblatt shares alarming insight on the growing trend of anti-Semitic hate crimes in the U.S. WATCH the ABC News Livestream: https://bit.ly/3rzBHum…
Biden calls Texas synagogue attack an ‘act of terror’
The 11-hour standoff ended when an elite FBI team stormed the building. WATCH THE FULL EPISODE OF ‘WORLD NEWS TONIGHT’: https://bit.ly/3uHCDO5 WATCH OTHER FULL EPISODES…
Biden says synagogue hostage situation was ‘act of terror’
President Joe Biden delivered remarks Sunday on the Texas synagogue hostage situation, calling it “an act of terror.” source
Woman being held hostage at gunpoint outside Atlanta
The woman and an officer were both injured during the dangerous hostage standoff in Decatur. source
9-hour hostage standoff at Minnesota bank ends peacefully | ABC News
A hourslong hostage standoff at a Minnesota bank comes to a dramatic end. https://abcn.ws/3erWqvZ Plus, good news for the state of California. Specialists say the…
Ex-Marine remains a hostage in Russia, parents speak out
Russia has suggested it would exchange former marines Trevor Reed and Paul Whalen for Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout. Reed’s father spent over a year…
Woman Held Hostage In Her Home During Robbery | I Survived a Crime | A&E
A woman is held hostage in her own home during a home invasion in this clip from Season 1 of #ISurvivedACrime Tune in to I…
ABC News Exclusive: Family of last US hostage in Afghanistan speaks out
ABC News’ Ian Pannell speaks with the sister of Mark Frerichs, the last remaining American hostage in Afghanistan, as she wrestles with what a U.S….
Family of US Navy veteran fears he will remain a Taliban hostage
The sister of Mark Frerichs spoke to ABC News in an exclusive interview and she fears that once the U.S. military withdraws from Afghanistan her…
American Justice: Negotiating Tense Kidnap Situations – Full Episode (S4, E2) | A&E
Examining just how effective law enforcement authorities are in investigating and negotiating tense kidnap situations in Season 4, Episode 2, “Kidnapped”. Tune in to American…
‘You don’t want to cause more kidnappings’: Former hostage negotiator on Haiti
Linsey Davis speaks with ABC News contributor and former senior FBI official Richard Frankel on how U.S. officials might negotiate with the Haitian gang to…
Former prime minister discusses Haiti’s ongoing hostage crisis
The former prime minister of Haiti spoke about the recent kidnapping of missionaries and how the country became a dangerous place for its citizens and…
Bodycam footage shows police officers rescuing comrade amid gunfire
When the hostage siege ended, Sandra White, who was pregnant, and her teenage son were found dead; the alleged gunman, White’s boyfriend, killed himself, police…
New details of American woman freed in West Africa
U.S. officials confirmed no one was aware the woman, whose identity is not publicly known, was among the hostages until she was rescued by French…
Mystery grows over hostage rescue in West Africa
The American woman among four people saved revealed little information to authorities about herself or how she was captured. source
Officers cleared in shooting that left suspect, firefighter dead
Outagamie County District Attorney Melinda Tempelis said two Appleton, Wisconsin, officers were justified in shooting a suspect to death nearly a month to the day…
