The hostages: seated left to right, Keith Mangan (UK), Dirk Hasert (Germany), Hans Christian Ostroe (Norway), Paul Wells (UK) and Donald Hutchings (USA), in a picture released by the Kashmiri militants.
The hostages: seated left to right, Keith Mangan (UK), Dirk Hasert (Germany), Hans Christian Ostroe (Norway), Paul Wells (UK) and Donald Hutchings (USA), in a picture released by the Kashmiri militants.

Held Hostage

The murky events of Kashmir’s 1995 hostage crisis are well-documented in a new book, but still defy closure.
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One of the satisfying things about being a reporter is the idea that once you have filed your story, you are free. No more wasted afternoons waiting for call-backs, no more re-writing intros, no more fretting over nuance and meaning. Push the send button, and it's done. Move on. 

That's the theory anyway. As it turns out, there are stories that defy closure.

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