This is a clear case of hostage taking for financial gain.

But we were already too late, for the hostages had taken over the fleet.

"We keep the two of them covered from outside until the hostages come out and take their guns," Fish suggested.

Earlier hostage taking by all parties greatly complicated the situation.

Kanidis was killed on the third day of the hostage taking.

The purpose of the training was to form a special group for responding to hostage taking incidents.

"We cannot permit hostage taking to shape the foreign policy of this country," he declared.

The hostages have taken over the key positions there.

I should like to go one step further: it goes without saying that hostage taking as a method should simply be done away with.

But the crisis strengthened Iranians who supported the hostage taking.