Page 5 - Hostages

'Lady al-Qaida': Imprisoned in Texas, Aafia Siddiqui hits headlines again

The hostage incident at Texas synagogue has brought in the question - who is Aafia Siddiqui?A live stream of the Shabbat morning service at the synagogue on Facebook captured audio of a man talking loudly when the incident started. According to the law enforcement officials, the hostage-taker demanded the release of the Pakistani scientist Aafia Siddiqui.Aafia Siddiqui, also known as "Lady al-Qaida" is a Pakistani national who was convicted in 2010 by a New York City Federal Court of attempting to kill US military personnel. She is currently serving an 86-year sentence at Federal Medical Center, Carswell in Fort Worth, Texas.Siddiqui tried to kill US agents and military officers in Afghanistan, former Pakistani ambassador Hussain Haqqani who resided in the US and was the prime suspect in the 2011 Memogate scandal that surfaced in 2011.The Memogate scandal erupted in 2011 when Pakistani-American businessman Mansoor Ijaz claimed to have received an 'anti-army' memo from Haqqani for the .

Man takes hostages at Texas synagogue, wants release of Pak neuroscientist

Authorities said a man took hostages Saturday during services at a Texas synagogue where the suspect could be heard ranting in a livestream

South Africa arrests 56 people for taking Cabinet ministers hostage

South African police said Friday they have arrested 56 people who will likely face charges of kidnapping after two government Cabinet ministers and a deputy minister were held hostage for three hours

UP hostage crisis: All 20 children rescued, accused killed in Farukhabad

Accused Subhash Batham fired from inside the house on those who tried to speak to him, police said, adding that a man suffered a bullet injury

Knife wielding man holds hostages at job centre in northeast England

Police said that they have opened up negotiations with the assailant