Rappler's latest stories on hostage taking
[OPINION] The real hostage situation
'On troll-ridden social media, I expected the security guard to be crucified. But instead, I saw comments not only sympathetic, but even empathetic, to the man'
Frustrated murder, illegal detention complaint filed vs Greenhills hostage taker
Alchie Paray is also accused of illegal possession of firearms, explosives, and a bladed weapon
Alchie Paray: What turned a Greenhills guard into a hostage taker
Paray recalls being threatened by a Greenhills tenant, 'Sinabi ko sa ’yo hindi ka na tatagal dito'
Greenhills hostage taker refused P1M: 'He needed to be heard'
'Hindi niya tinanggap kasi hindi pera ang kailangan niya eh. Ang kailangan niya marinig lang yung hinaing,' says San Juan Mayor Francis Zamora
Malacañang satisfied with handling of Greenhills hostage crisis
'For as long as people are alive, we welcome it,' says Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo
PNP to inspect outposts of Greenhills hostage taker's security agency
The Philippine National Police will inspect the deployment of Safeguard Armor Security Corporation
PNP backpedals, says Greenhills hostage taker is licensed guard
Fired security guard Alchie Paray has a license that is not set to expire until 2021
Greenhills negotiator also led talks in 2010 Manila bus hostage crisis
Colonel Orlando Yebra has the rare record of speaking with two high-profile hostage takers in his career
San Juan to probe ‘corruption' allegations raised during Greenhills hostage incident
'Kailangan nating mag-imbistiga. Bagamat ito ay isang bagay na pribado, kailangang mangialam ang lungsod dito,' says San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora
TIMELINE: Hostage-taking incident in Greenhills mall
(UPDATED) The hostages have been freed and the hostage-taker has been arrested. Here’s a rundown of events of the March 2 incident at the Greenhills mall.
WATCH: Greenhills hostage crisis ends
The crisis lasts 9 hours, ending with the suspect getting tackled to the ground by cops after speaking with the media for around 20 minutes
Greenhills hostage taker has ‘no record’ of being accredited as guard – PNP
'He is not licensed,' says San Juan police chief Colonel Jaime Santos
Greenhills hostage taker arrested
(3rd UPDATE) Cops tackle to the ground hostage taker Alchie Paray after a pistol is spotted on his waist
Greenhills hostages freed
(3rd UPDATE) Earlier, the superiors of hostage taker Alchie Paray – a security guard fired for being absent without leave – apologized and offered to resign in a bid to end the crisis
Greenhills hostage taker's bosses apologize, resign in bid to end crisis
(4th UPDATE) The hostage taker has been identified as Alchie Paray, a 40-year-old guard who was fired after apparently going on absence without leave for weeks
LIST: Hostage-taking incidents in the Philippines
What are the usual motives and outcomes? Rappler lists some of incidents.
Greenhills hostage taker demands to talk to fellow guards, media
(3rd UPDATE) The hostage taker, a former guard of V-Mall, was fired after going on absence without leave for weeks
Dozens held hostage at Greenhills mall, ex-guard armed with gun, grenades
(8th UPDATE) The suspect is a former security guard provided by the Safeguard Armor Security Corporation or SASCOR
China police kill kidnapper armed with explosives
The kidnapper uses a homemade gun and explosive devices, in a rare case involving firearms in the country
In Cebu, man who allegedly held cousin hostage shot dead
Police say the alleged hostage taker in Barangay Bulacao, Cebu City, held captive his cousin for 'no apparent reason'
LOOK: Man holds 5-year-old hostage outside PUP campus
Dominador Abrinno, a resident of Taguig City, surrenders to a Manila Police negotiator after two hours
One dead, suspect surrenders after U.S. supermarket hostage drama
(4th UPDATE) The lone fatality is a woman shot in the Trader Joe's supermarket who was declared dead on the spot
Arrest ends hostage siege in central Paris
(UPDATED) The motive for the attack is not clear but the incident does not appear to be terrorism-related
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3 dead in France in suspected jihadist shooting spree
(UPDATED) Security forces kill the gunman – believed to be a Moroccan who was on a watchlist of suspected Islamic extremists – after he carried out 3 separate attacks in the medieval town of Carcassonne and nearby Trebes
#MMShakeDrill: What to do during a terror attack
What happens when terrorists take advantage of a city devastated by a calamity?
Australian police kill hostage-taker, possible terror link probed
Authorities have yet to determine whether the incident was terrorism related but Victoria state police says it is one line of inquiry
Duterte admits to personally killing during Davao hostage incidents
UPDATED You are pictured as a killer So? At least I killed to protect people says the Philippine President
Hostage-taking incident at Dasmariñas mall, 2 dead
4th UPDATE The incident started as a domestic problem that was brought to the mall according to SM
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Freed Norwegian, Indonesian hostages headed home
UPDATED The hostages released by the Abu Sayyaf group two days apart are finally homebound after their ordeal
Talking Bisaya: How Albay cop made hostage taker put his guard down
When suspect Bayani Yutiga Dakila Galanon of Masbate demanded an audience with journalists who could speak Bisaya negotiator Chief Superintendent Melvin Buenafe saw an opening
Man takes kid hostage in Masbate-bound bus
UPDATED A man takes a 2 year old boy hostage for 8 hours in a bus
French jihadist attacks church while under house arrest
3rd UPDATE President Francois Hollande says the two men who stormed a church before killing the elderly Catholic priest claimed allegiance to ISIS before being shot dead by police
Foreigners herded to death in Bangladesh cafe horror
By the time Bangladeshi commandos stormed Dhaka s Holey Artisan Bakery its floors were a sea of blood strewn with the bodies of foreigners who had been hacked to death
13 hostages rescued after Bangladesh siege – commander
4th UPDATE Three of them are foreigners Ten locals says Tuhin Mohammad Masud a commander of the elite Rapid Action Battalion which stormed the cafe
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10 of Aquino's biggest hits and misses, as seen through social media
How did President Aquino s term fare under the social media spotlight?
Canada PM Trudeau says no to ransoms
Prime Minister Trudeau vows instead to hunt down and prosecute hostage takers
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9 dead as Philippine troops clash with kidnappers
The regional military spokesman however refuses to speak on the status of the hostages thought to be held by the gunmen
At ASEAN, Najib hits global terror, beheading in PH
The Malaysian Prime Minister mentions the bombings and shootings in Paris and Beirut the attack on a plane full of Russians in Egypt the Mali hostage taking and the murder by the Abu Sayyaf of a Malaysian hostage
Two people holding 170 guests, staff hostage in Mali hotel – company
Hotel group: As per our information two persons have locked in 140 guests and 30 employees
Possible boat used in Samal kidnapping found in Jolo
Officials are mum if the discovery pointed to possible Abu Sayyaf involvement even as President Aquino earlier said it is likely a new rebel group is behind this
3 Islamic militants killed in Sulu military clash
The clash leaves 10 soldiers wounded
Facebook video: Hostages are our men, says Coast Guard
The video which has gone viral shows the two members of PCG and a barangay captain kneeling on the ground half naked and surrounded by masked gunmen in camouflage
6-year-old helps end bus hostage crisis in Camarines Sur
A concerned nephew talks some sense into his uncle who held hostage a bus with 31 passengers due to family problems
Soldier takes hostage bus passengers in Camarines Sur
UPDATED Authorities say the Peñafrancia bus being held hostage was travelling from Naga City to Manila The suspect has surrendered
Paris post office hostage-taker surrenders – police
2ND UPDATE The man with hostages in a post office in a Paris suburb surrenders
