Hostage

Greek police in Thessaloniki have arrested two Pakistani nationals suspected of being the ringleaders of a gang that kept 13 migrants locked in a warehouse for ransom. Their ordeal was uncovered when three of the hostages managed to escape and...

            Greek authorities are investigating a case of a citizen held hostage for ten months in Yemen, but the unknown kidnappers have not asked for ransom from his family. The 56-year-old man used to be the owner of a ship repair...

  Armed individuals stormed the Raddison Blu Hotel in the city of Bamako in Mali on Friday morning, holding hostage around 170 people, according to various media reports, one of those people was Greek. Michael Skapoulis, spoke to BBC and described the attack,...

The passengers on the Greek ship KRITI II witnessed a terrifying experience when a women was held hostage by a man in the ship’s café area. According to the passengers, the man suddenly started yelling and causing problems. Before anyone...

Another incident resulting from the financial crisis occurred in Thessaloniki, Nov. 22. A  72-year-old man entered the Fund of Deposits and Loans at 9:30 a.m., threatening to set the building and himself on fire, while holding the bank manager...

20 inmates have rioted in the jail of Kallithea. The situation worsen after the prisoners held a person hostage. The negotiation efforts of Deputy Chief of the Hellenic Police were fruitless since inmates did not accept any of the...