2959 Hostage Crisis

The 2959 Hostage Crisis was an event that took place during the start of the larger Erethian Crisis, which lasted until 2964. It was a situation that occurred when 200 ELA militants seized control of a state building in the Tokelian Republic, capturing 500 hostages. The crisis was resolved when a militia force of a 150 raided the building. The following firefight killed 314 of the 500 hostages, and killed all 200 assailants.