Tag: Hostage
Biden demands release of American held hostage by Taliban
US President Joe Biden has called on the Taliban in Afghanistan to “immediately” release an American man they have been holding hostage for some time. The man, Mark Frerichs, is…
Biden demands release of American held hostage by Taliban | Abroad
Biden’s call comes just before Frerichs, a US Navy veteran who spent ten years in Afghanistan as a civil engineer, is held hostage for exactly two years. Biden said in…
Two more men arrested in England for hostage in Texas synagogue | Abroad
Manchester police announced on Twitter that the men are being held for questioning. In the same investigation, two men were arrested in Manchester and Birmingham on January 20, but were…
Politicians are held hostage by inability to crack computers Tax and Customs Administration | Columns
Premium The best of De Telegraaf Through editor-in-chief 1 min ago in COLUMNS Coming up with great plans is easier than executing great plans. The government can draw this conclusion…
Former FARC hostage Betancourt wants to become Colombia president | Abroad
“I want to finish what I started in 2002,” said 60-year-old Betancourt. She hopes to become the candidate on behalf of the center parties. If she is nominated, she can…
Former FARC hostage Betancourt wants to become Colombia president: ‘I want to finish what I started’
Twenty years after Ingrid Betancourt was captured by the rebel group FARC, she wants to run again in Colombia’s presidential elections. The rebels took Betancourt hostage when she was also…
McLaren boss Zak Brown lashes out: ‘Some Formula 1 teams are taking the sport hostage’ Motorsport
In an extensive article on the McLaren website, Brown said that the controversial season finale in Abu Dhabi and the decisions made at the time prove that there is something…
Texas synagogue hostage taker releases one hostage | Abroad
US authorities are negotiating with a man who has taken people hostage at a synagogue near Fort Worth, Texas. All residents in the immediate vicinity have been evacuated. There are…
Texas synagogue hostage taker demands release of convicted terrorist ‘Lady Qaeda’
At least four people, including a rabbi, are taken hostage at a synagogue in the US state of Texas. According to US media, the hostage-taker wants Aafia Siddiqui, a convicted…
Hostage underway at Texas synagogue
U.S. authorities are negotiating with a man allegedly holding people hostage at a synagogue near Fort Worth, Texas. All residents in the immediate vicinity have been evacuated. There are currently…