hostage drama
Siege with prisoners
A hostage drama is a tense situation in which people are held captive, typically by criminals or terrorists making demands.
The term applies both to real events and their fictional depictions in film, television, and theater: The bank robbery turned into a twelve-hour hostage drama.
News coverage often uses the phrase for unfolding crises: The hostage drama at the embassy ended peacefully.
- negotiationDiscussion seeking mutual accord
- standoffUnresolved confrontation between opponents
- kidnappingUnlawful seizure of person
- ransomPayment for captive's release
- SWATElite police squad
SWAT team · tactical unit · siege · captive · Stockholm syndrome · gunman · human shield · crisis · tense · surrender · safe passage · deadline · demands · police · barricade · sniper · release · thriller
- thrillerssuspense, thriller, nail-biter, page-turner, cliffhanger
hostage dramanegotiated settlement
Agreement reached through dialogue
amicable resolution · peaceful resolution · diplomatic solution
hostage dramahostage release
Freeing of detained person
liberation · rescue operation · freedom · emancipation · homecoming
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