1.   Angry villagers, many armed with hunting rifles, blocked the roads out of the town in a tense standoff with the soldiers until he was released.

2.   As the tense standoff continued into Wednesday night, the guerrillas allowed four diplomats to leave the compound to negotiate on their behalf with the Peruvian authorities.

3.   Before becoming the U.S. representative to the United Nations, he dashed around the globe, freeing hostages and defusing tense political standoffs.

4.   A tense standoff with the European Union ensued for hours and threatened to scuttle the entire treaty.

5.   A tense standoff ensues until Officer Krupke arrests the group for failing to obey his dispersal order.

6.   A tense standoff ensued, and for a few minutes it looked like the deal could die.

7.   After a tense standoff, the rally went ahead as planned.

8.   After a tense standoff, the restaurant owner intervened, and Tilford left the restaurant unharmed.

9.   After a tense standoff, the nine hostages were murdered during a rescue attempt.

10.   After killing a young man and woman in the settlement, the gunmen barricaded themselves in a house, prompting a tense standoff that lasted several hours.