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Gunman arrested, hostages freed after Ukraine president’s call
LUTSK, Ukraine: Ukrainian police freed 13 hostages and arrested an armed man who held them on a bus for more than 12 hours on Tuesday, after the country’s president agreed to his demand to post a movie recommendation on social media. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd …read more Source:: New Straits...
Ukraine hostage standoff: Gunman frees captives after documentary demand is met
Interior Minister Arsen Avakov said Kryvosh had served time in prison and the SBU said he had propagated “extremist views” …read more Source:: The...
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 Tuesday after a standoff… …read more Source:: Japan...
Police free hostages from bus in western Ukraine as standoff ends without casualties
KYIV (Reuters) – All 13 people taken hostage on a bus in western Ukraine by a man armed with guns and a grenade were freed on Tuesday evening after a standoff with police ended without casualties, Interior Minister Arsen Avakov said. …read more Source:: The...
Ukraine bus hostage-taker surrenders after president agrees to promote ‘Earthlings’ show on Facebook
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 Tuesday after a stand-off that lasted for over 12 hours and all hostages were freed unharmed, officials said.The assailant agreed to release the hostages following a 15-minute phone call with Ukrainian...
RA MFA: Armenia maintains partnership relations with Russia, which are based on the principles of equality, friendship, age-old ties
ArmInfo. Armenia maintains partnership relations with Russia, which are based on the principles of equality, friendship and age-old ties. On July 21, during a video conference organized by the Armenian service of Radio Liberty, the Spokesperson of the RA Ministry of Foreign Affairs Anna Naghdalyan said this, commenting on the scandalous recording...
Convict holds 20 hostage on Ukraine bus
Ukrainian police were holding tense negotiations on Tuesday with a former convict armed with explosives, who took 20 people hostage on a bus and claim …read more Source:: The...
AAA criticized pro-Turkish congressman`s amendment on internally displaced persons in Ukraine, Georgia, Moldova and Azerbaijan after 1991
ArmInfo. The Armenian Assembly of America opposed the consideration by the US legislature of a malicious amendment to the Law on National Defense, initiated by the co-chairman of the US Congress Azerbaijan-Turkey Group, Steve Shabo. The AAA message to ArmInfo notes that this amendment, included in the package of amendments (in total, about 100...
Kazakh tennis player wins int’l tournament in Kyiv
NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM – Dana Baidaulet of “Team Kazakhstan» academy became the absolute champion of V. Balva memorial tournament of the first category, which took place in Kyiv (Ukraine), Kazinform reports citing Olympic.kz. …read more Source::...
Armed man seizes bus, holds 10 people hostage in Ukraine
LUTSK, 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. About 10 people are currently being held hostage, Ukraine’s Security Service said in a Facebook statement. Police earlier had put the number at...
