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Hostage standoff ends after Ukrainian president endorses animal rights documentary
ll 13 people taken hostage on a bus in western Ukraine were freed unharmed on Tuesday after President Volodymyr Zelenskiy spoke by phone with the hostage-taker and agreed to his demand to endorse a 2005 animal rights documentary. …read more Source:: The Daily...
Ukraine hostage-taker surrenders, bus passengers unharmed
An “unstable” armed man who seized more than a dozen hostages on a long-distance bus in Ukraine’s western city of Lutsk was detained late on July 21 after a standoff that lasted for over 12 hours and all hostages were freed unharmed, officials said. …read more Source:: Hurriyet Daily...
Ukrainian police say all hostages on seized bus freed, armed man arrested
Ukrainian police have secured the release of all the remaining hostages who were seized on a bus in western Ukraine on Tuesday, and detained the hostage taker, police said in a statement.“The hostages have been released,” the statement said. “A man who took hostages in Lutsk today and held them on a bus has been detained.”For all the latest...
Coronavirus: With economy badly affected, Moscow considers military spending cuts
Russia is considering cutting spending on the military as low oil prices and the coronavirus crisis have pummeled its economy, a document published by the finance ministry shows.The ministry has proposed the government cut state spending on the military by 5 percent between 2021 and 2023. The proposal, published on Monday, also includes budget...
Man Seizes Bus, Takes 20 Passengers Hostage in Western Ukraine
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A man who said he was armed with weapons and explosives seized control of a bus in the western Ukrainian city of Lutsk on Tuesday and took about 20 people on board hostage, police said. …read more Source:: Tasnim News...
Armed man seizes bus, holds 10 people hostage in Ukraine
An armed man seized a long-distance bus and took people in it hostage in northwestern Ukraine on Tuesday launching an hours-long standoff with police, Ukrainian authorities said. …read more Source:: The Daily...
Gunman takes 20 Ukraine bus passengers hostage
Negotiations with bus hijacker underway after he claims he rigged bus with 20 civilians on board to explode. …read more Source:: Arutz...
Shots heard as bus passengers taken hostage in western Ukraine
A man claiming to be armed with weapons and explosives takes about 20 people hostage on a bus in the city of Lutsk. …read more Source:: AL...
Armed Man Takes 20 Hostages on Bus in Ukraine, May Have Explosives
Local Ukrainian police say a man armed with a firearm and possibly explosives has barricaded himself on a bus with around 20 people on board in the town of Lutsk in north western Ukraine. A statement from local police says police are on the scene. Ukrainian media report police received an emergency call saying a man with a gun and explosives had...
Armed man takes ‘around 20’ hostages on bus in Ukraine: police
…read more Source:: Al-Manar TV
