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The surviving hostage was taken to a hospital with what appeared to be non-life threatening injuries.
"These guys you’ve got, there are innocent people, man,” Gulbar Akram told his sibling who held four people captive in a Texas synagogue on Saturday.
The standoff began as a domestic dispute.
Hall had been held hostage on a remote southern island with three other people since September of last year.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
Russia played a role in his release and the U.S. has had "periodic contact" with the Syrian government, the State Department said.
Two people were taken to the hospital and are expected to recover.
"I am told our strict adherence to this policy saves lives by decreasing the rate of capture of Americans, but no one has been able to show me the research behind our hostage policy," she said.
"There can be a second chance."
Ten years ago, Smith was held hostage by an armed killer. Now, she tells his mother "a hug is in order."
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