Gunmen stormed a crowded restaurant popular with foreigners in the Bangladeshi capital on Friday night, apparently taking diners hostage and sparking a firefight with police in which at least one officer was killed, officials said. The attackers entered a
The Bangladesh military spokesman, on Saturday confirmed the death of 20 hostages during a siege in Dhaka, when terrorists stormed a restaurant. Brig.-Gen.
The United States and Egypt were also involved in the talks to free hostages. Hamas said the deal includes the release of 50 hostages and 150 Palestinian prisoners, all women and minors.
Following Tacha's eviction from Big Brother Naija, BBNaija, her management has accused organisers of the show of allegedly holding her hostage. The situation is trending to Twitter and users are using #ReleaseTacha to call for her "freedom" from the organisers
A lady has taken to social media to call out a restaurant in Lagos state for their customer service which caused the staff to harass her. The beauty influencer, identified as Medylnn had taken to the microblogging platform, Twitter to complain about the quality
The Palestinian militant group Hamas made public a video on Monday reporting the tragic deaths of two Israeli hostages who had been seized and transported to Gaza on October 7.
The whereabouts of the hostages not in direct Hamas custody remain unknown. Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), a rival terrorist group, reportedly claimed to be keeping 30 of those hostages imprisoned.
Six hostages have been released by bandits in Birnin-Gwari area of Kaduna State, after they collected 20 mudu (measures) of rice, 20 mudu of beans, 25 litres of red oil, 25 litres of groundnut oil and recharge card of N10,000 as ransom.
Inside were the bodies of five hostages who had already been murdered by Hamas. The tunnels were found in Jabilaya, which the international community insists is a "refugee camp."
Edan, an Israeli American girl whose parents were killed in the attack, is one of the hostages. Scores of other hostages have been released on Friday and Saturday, but no American have been among those freed to date.
Eli Cohen said Israel was committed to bringing the hostages home 'in the spirit of mutual responsibility.' 'We demand Hamas not to harm any of the hostages, Cohen said. 'This war crime will not be forgiven,' he added.
According to a report by Times of Israel, the main sticking point in the negotiations between Israel and Hamas has been the number of Palestinian prisoners Hamas demanded Israel release in exchange for the hostages, with Hamas demanding a higher