Police Sieges
- Siege of Sidney Street (1911)
- Attica Siege (1971)
- Munich Olympic Massacre (1972)
- Wounded Knee Siege (1973)
- Norrmalmstorg robbery (1973) famous for the Stockholm syndrome
- Spaghetti House siege (1975)
- Balcombe Street Siege (1975)
- MOVE Siege (1978)
- Iranian Embassy Siege (1980)
- Palace of Justice siege (1985)
- Ruby Ridge Siege (1992)
- Waco Siege (1993)
- Montana Freemen Siege (1996)
- Japanese embassy hostage crisis (1996–1997)
- Republic of Texas Embassy Siege (1997)
- Moscow theater hostage crisis (2002)
- Beslan hostage crisis (2004)
- Siege of Complexo do Alemão's slums, major urban conflict in Rio de Janeiro (2010)
- Hectorville siege (2011)
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Famous quotes containing the word police:
“I’ve met a lot of murderers in my day, but Dr. Garth, whatever he is, is the first man I’ve ever met who was polite to me and still made the chills run up and down my back.”
—Robert D. Andrews, and Nick Grindé. Police detective, Before I Hang, describing his meeting with Dr. Garth (1940)