We could have taken all of you as hostages, but in fact we've taken only the mayor.

They then took the other three Americans as hostages, and declared them prisoners of war.

The next day, other monks later took government officials as hostages in retaliation.

He and his family was taken to Moscow as hostages.

On the way he took at least three workmen as additional hostages.

I was told he took my family as hostages.

For example, many oil workers have been taken as hostages.

The families of the deserters have been taken as hostages.

When, however, children were taken as hostages, the result was an effect that has gone unnoticed by our media.

One day, some terrorists attack the school and take the children as hostages.