Kidnapping

An unknown person attacked a bank in the Austrian city Erpfendorf, Tirol, he might have taken hostages inside, reported BGNES, announced from APA Agency.

The bank region is isolated, at the place are working police special forces and the emergency services of the city.

Still it is not clear how many clients and bank officials are in the building.  

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A man took his wife and child hostages in the Aegean province of İzmir on Jan.13, Doğan News Agency has reported.

Hostage situation occurred in Buca district of İzmir.

Attica police said on Monday they had arrested three Pakistani men, aged 17, 24 and 30, on charges of kidnapping, rape and blackmail, among other crimes.

3 and half year old Maria-Irene Printezi, who had reportedly recently fallen victim of a kidnapping, has been found in the area of Elefsina and is safe. According sources, the little girl was detected by Elefsina coastguard officers at the front of their headquarters, Monday, and was immediately taken to the Chaidari police station. The girl is in good condition.

Five Turkish Airlines staff members have been released while two remain hostages at the luxury Radisson Blu hotel in Mali's capital Bamako following a shooting rampage led by "jihadists," private broadcaster CNN Türk has reported. 

Seven Turkish Airlines personnel were among the 170 taken hostage in Mali. While five were released, two remain in captivity.

The terror suspects related to the arms hideout at Marathonas were planning a series of entrepreneurs and ship owners kidnappings, said police on Friday.

A notebook with names of certain people who were targets of kidnappings along with detailed execution plans were found in the hideout.

A hostage situation aboard the passenger ferry, Kriti 2, on a route from Crete to Piraeus ended when the police stormed on board. Early reports showed that a passenger, aged 30, held a female hostage on board, threatening her with a broken glass.

The hostage-taker was monitored by the crew whereas the other passengers, roughly around 600 people, had been distanced from the scene.

A seminar concerning a possible attack of member of the Islamic State on Greek ground was observed by the negotiation team of the Greek Police. A delegation from Scotland Yard trained 20 Greek officers in a seminar organized  by the Center of Security Stidies and the Joint Coordinating Center of Operations and Crisis Management of the Greek police force.

Police publish video footage of French kidnappers

BELGRADE -- The Interior Ministry (MUP) has published video footage showing the movement of three French citizens before and after they kidnapped a child in Belgrade.

Minister suspects child was abducted "to be sold"

BELGRADE -- Nebojsa Stefanovic says it is suspected that the French citizens who last week abducted a child in Belgrade were operating as part of a human trafficking ring.

According to the interior minister, the 2-year-old girl could have been taken in order to be "sold."