If there was a difference to this hostage drama, however, it was in atmosphere.

"He can say he's the man who prevented this hostage drama from turning into a tragedy," said an official, speaking on condition of anonymity.

By now, the apparent hostage drama had attracted the attention of the entire engineering section.

By the time the hostage drama ended a few days later, 11 had been murdered.

They would become pawns in one of the most significant and dangerous hostage dramas of this century.

Americans remember the 444-day hostage drama at their embassy in Tehran.

American military and diplomatic officials were nervously waiting this weekend for a resolution of the hostage drama.

You're not saying that the hostage drama has to be a part of it-are you?

The six o'clock news began with the hostage drama.

Here the hostage drama was unfolding as we know and love it.