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In fact, shortly after the hostage crisis became known, a sniper camped out in the building across from the apartment where Pimentel was held captive, but he was never given the authorization to fire.
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Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 13 Nov. 2025
In Empire City, when a hostage crisis erupts inside New York’s landmark Clybourn Building, firefighter Rhett (Butler), his squad, and his NYPD wife Dani (Atwell) must fight and navigate their way through the building to rescue the captives.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2025
Carter first invoked the statute to resolve the 1979 Iran hostage crisis.
—Jeannie Suk Gersen, New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2025
In 1986: During the Lebanon hostage crisis, American David Jacobsen, who had been held hostage in Beirut for 17 months, was released.
—Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 2 Nov. 2025
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Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 13 Nov. 2025
In Empire City, when a hostage crisis erupts inside New York’s landmark Clybourn Building, firefighter Rhett (Butler), his squad, and his NYPD wife Dani (Atwell) must fight and navigate their way through the building to rescue the captives.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2025
Carter first invoked the statute to resolve the 1979 Iran hostage crisis.
—Jeannie Suk Gersen, New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2025
In 1986: During the Lebanon hostage crisis, American David Jacobsen, who had been held hostage in Beirut for 17 months, was released.
—Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 2 Nov. 2025
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“Hostage crisis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hostage%20crisis. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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