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Hostage Negotiation

Simon Cox investigates the UK's policy towards hostage-takers and reports on new threats to tourists in emerging danger areas.

As details emerge about the treatment of two British hostages captured in Iraq in 2007, questions are being raised about the government's hostage strategy. With other nations' governments apparently showing greater willingness to make concessions to kidnappers, are British captives at a disadvantage? Simon Cox investigates the UK's policy towards hostage-takers and reports on new threats to tourists in emerging danger areas.

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Thu 16 Jul 2009 20:00

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