1998 Cúa hostage crisis
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1998-c-a-hostage-crisis-204-18120450
title:
1998 Cúa hostage crisis
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The 1998 Cúa hostage crisis occurred on April 5, 1998, in Cúa, Venezuela, when 18-year-old Hector Duarte attempted to rob a bakery with a revolver. After his robbery went wrong, he took a woman hostage and threatened to kill her. He then engaged police in a stand-off that lasted for seven hours. The stand-off eventually ended when a police marksman shot Duarte in the head, killing him and saving the hostage. His graphic death was caught on camera.
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1998 hostage crisis in Cúa, Venezuela
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_C%C3%BAa_hostage_crisis
date created:
2017-02-09T23:38:40Z
date modified:
2024-09-10T06:32:23Z
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