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Turkish Policeman Tries To Kill Self In Istanbul Hospital, Causes Panic
A Turkish hospital official says an armed police officer receiving psychiatric treatment at an Istanbul hospital barricaded himself into a room and attempted to commit suicide on Wednesday, causing panic.
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Istanbul Airport Bombers Planned Hostage-Taking: Report
The three suicide attackers who struck Istanbul's main international airport this week are believed to have been planning to take dozens of people hostage, a Turkish newspaper reported Friday.
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Turkey Hostage Drama Ends in Deadly Shoot-Out
A senior Turkish prosecutor and his two hostage-takers were killed when security forces launched an operation to free the official in a bloody end to a six-hour standoff in Istanbul.
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2 Captors Killed, Prosecutor Wounded in Istanbul Hostage Drama
Two hostage-takers were killed and the prosecutor they were holding badly wounded Tuesday after security forces launched an operation to end a six-hour standoff in Istanbul, a top security official said.
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Gunfire and Blasts at Istanbul Hostage Standoff: Reports
Explosions and gunfire rang out Tuesday at the Istanbul court building where a prosecutor was being held hostage by an armed leftist group, an AFP correspondent reported.
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Turkish Special Forces Enter Courthouse as Prosecutor Held at Gunpoint
A far-left Turkish group took an Istanbul prosecutor hostage today and threatened to kill him, prompting special forces to enter the courthouse and police to evacuate the building.
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Islamic State Tortured Child Hostages, Says Rights Group
Islamic State militants in Syria forced children as young as 14 to watch videos of beheadings and beat them with cables during six months of captivity, Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday.
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Taliban free four Turkish engineers in Afghanistan: Prime Minister Recep Erdogan
Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday announced that the Taliban have freed four of eight Turkish engineers taken hostage last month in Afghanistan.
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Turkish Policeman Tries To Kill Self In Istanbul Hospital, Causes Panic
A Turkish hospital official says an armed police officer receiving psychiatric treatment at an Istanbul hospital barricaded himself into a room and attempted to commit suicide on Wednesday, causing panic.
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Istanbul Airport Bombers Planned Hostage-Taking: Report
The three suicide attackers who struck Istanbul's main international airport this week are believed to have been planning to take dozens of people hostage, a Turkish newspaper reported Friday.
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Turkey Hostage Drama Ends in Deadly Shoot-Out
A senior Turkish prosecutor and his two hostage-takers were killed when security forces launched an operation to free the official in a bloody end to a six-hour standoff in Istanbul.
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2 Captors Killed, Prosecutor Wounded in Istanbul Hostage Drama
Two hostage-takers were killed and the prosecutor they were holding badly wounded Tuesday after security forces launched an operation to end a six-hour standoff in Istanbul, a top security official said.
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Gunfire and Blasts at Istanbul Hostage Standoff: Reports
Explosions and gunfire rang out Tuesday at the Istanbul court building where a prosecutor was being held hostage by an armed leftist group, an AFP correspondent reported.
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Turkish Special Forces Enter Courthouse as Prosecutor Held at Gunpoint
A far-left Turkish group took an Istanbul prosecutor hostage today and threatened to kill him, prompting special forces to enter the courthouse and police to evacuate the building.
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Islamic State Tortured Child Hostages, Says Rights Group
Islamic State militants in Syria forced children as young as 14 to watch videos of beheadings and beat them with cables during six months of captivity, Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday.
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Taliban free four Turkish engineers in Afghanistan: Prime Minister Recep Erdogan
Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday announced that the Taliban have freed four of eight Turkish engineers taken hostage last month in Afghanistan.
