hostage-taker in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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Translations for hostage-taker in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

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One of the nuns managed to escape and call police, who, upon arrival, tried to negotiate with the hostage-takers through a small door.
www.sbs.com.au
The ministry referred to the hostage-takers as pirates.
globalnation.inquirer.net
He asked the hostage-takers to treat his family like they would treat their own relatives.
abcnews.go.com
But once he inspected the hostage-taker's disfigured head, it was clear that the siege was over.
www.dailymail.co.uk
Even worse are the cases where nervy or impatient hostage-takers don't get what they want immediately.
www.independent.co.uk
Two antagonistic hostage-takers will ensure peace.
www.dnaindia.com
There are also unconfirmed reports that the hostage-takers are harvesting the organs of hostages who have been unable to secure the ransom for their release.
www.christiantoday.com
I mean, they are hostage-takers.
www.indyweek.com
It explained that the negotiation initiative would require dialogue with hostage-takers through trusted intermediaries and conflict mediators.
thenationonlineng.net
Instead, she's treating them with the amused contempt deserved by hostage-takers who have no hostages.
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