Word: gunmen
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...they expect for their lousy 35 cents?" one executive says of the subway hostages. "To live forever?" Another MTA veteran boldly and unwisely struts down the tracks toward the kidnapped train. "Why don't you go grab a goddam aeroplane like everybody else?" he shouts to one of the gunmen. "'Cause we're afraid of flyin'," the bad guy replies, and - BLAM - kills him. The subway system had its murders too, and not just in movies...
...Dagestan that since the beginning of the year, a total of 235 people - 48 civilians, 112 bandits and 75 law enforcement officers - have been killed in the North Caucasus. Observers believe the real number to be much higher. Following Medvedev's visit, two policemen in Dagestan were killed by gunmen on Tuesday afternoon. On Wednesday, the deputy chief judge of the Supreme Court of Ingushetia was murdered by unidentified gunmen outside a kindergarten...
...last image the Mexican government wanted from one of its sunny seaside resorts. In the heart of Acapulco, soldiers fought a blazing battle against drug-cartel thugs who sprayed bullets from Kalashnikov rifles and hurled more than 50 grenades. After hours of the warlike scenario, 13 gunmen, two bystanders and two soldiers lay dead on the concrete. Worst of all, the shoot-out happened in the middle of a sweltering Saturday night less than 100 yards from Los Flamingos Hotel, which in its heyday saw Hollywood stars such as John Wayne and Johnny "Tarzan" Weissmuller party until dawn...
Zubair Khan realizes his good fortune. When armed gunmen riding in a pick-up truck laden with 500kg explosives attacked Peshawar's landmark Pearl Continental Hotel on the night of June 9, killing at least 9 people and injuring dozens, he only suffered injuries from flying shards of glass. If Khan had been sitting just 20 feet closer to the edge of the roof, where he and others were dining when the attack took place, he may not have survived. (See pictures of the hotel blast...
...under 18 and should be tried as a minor, Qasab admitted he was 21 but maintained his innocence, claiming he had been tortured into confessing. Two others accused of helping plan the attacks also pleaded not guilty. More than 160 people died in the assault, including nine suspected gunmen...