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Nine months as captive for Abu Sayyaf
Marites Flor was held hostage alongside Canadians John Ridsdel and Robert Hall, who were executed by the Islamic State-linked group.
Bangladesh police may have killed a hostage by mistake in Dhaka cafe siege
Authorities also said they were hunting for six members of a domestic fundamentalist organization believed to have been behind the attack that killed 20 people.
This is what it’s like to be held hostage by Abu Sayyaf in the Philippines
Five years ago, Warren Rodwell was kidnapped by the Islamist militants who held him hostage for 472 days. He shed light on what it's like to live under constant threat, and the people who were his caretakers.
Second Canadian Hostage Executed by Islamic State Affiliate in the Philippines
"It is with deep sadness that I have reason to believe that a Canadian citizen, Robert Hall, held hostage in the Philippines since September 21, 2015, has been killed by his captors," Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in a statement.
Beheaded Hostage Triggers Debate Over Whether Governments Should Pay Ransoms
After Canadian John Ridsdel was beheaded by Filipino jihadists Abu Sayyaf, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau vowed that under no circumstances would Canada make ransom payments to terrorist groups.
British Man Posed for Photo with EgyptAir Hijacker While Still on Plane
At some point during the hijacking, Ben Innes decided to snap a photo with Seif Eldin Mustafa, who was wearing a fake suicide belt. "You know your boy doesn't fuck about!!" he wrote to a friend.
Somali Pirates Charged with a Hijacking That Killed a French Skipper Are on Trial in France
The seven pirates charged in connection to the deadly hijacking have spent the last five years incarcerated in France, and face life imprisonment if found guilty.
A Ukrainian Militia Is Holding Dutch Masters' Paintings for Ransom
But these aren't the most savvy art thieves we've seen...
First American Killed in Fight Against Islamic State During Hostage Rescue Operation
The secret overnight operation involved US special operations forces who rescued about 70 Kurdish hostages in northern Iraq.
American Hostage Kayla Mueller Was Reportedly Kept as Sex Slave By Islamic State Leader
Mueller, an aid worker from Prescott, Arizona, was captured in 2013 in Aleppo, Syria and held by the militant group until her death in February this year.
Islamic State Claim to Have Beheaded Croatian Hostage
An online image circulated Wednesday purported to show a Croatian hostage held by the Islamic State group's Egyptian affiliate having been beheaded.