Sunday, 17 February 2013

10 Famous Hostages Who Lived To Tell The Tale

For most of us, kidnappings only ever happen on screen, in edge-of-your seat thrillers on television or in the movies. However, for some people, being taken hostage is an all-too-painful and traumatizing reality. Such prisoners live under constant threat, enduring cruelty, solitude and uncertainty for protracted periods of time.

Although they lived through their experiences and tasted freedom, the 10 hostage survivors on this list didn't get out completely unscathed - after all, psychological scars run deep. Some of these individuals were rescued, others were released, and a few even managed to escape their captors. They all showed extraordinary human resilience in extreme circumstances. And in the end, they were the lucky ones.

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