Radio DZBB and other outlets say the hostage-taker is demanding his reinstatement.

DZBB和其他电台则透露，挟持者要求恢复他的工作。

youdao

Media coverage of his brother being taken into custody further agitated the hostage-taker.

媒体对其弟弟被拘捕的报道进一步激怒了劫持者。

youdao

De Lima also said Thursday the report will indicate the eight victims were shot and killed by the hostage-taker.

德利马星期四说，报告显示8名遇害者是被人质劫持者开枪打死的。

youdao

Ritter, the police spokesman, then announced that the hostage-taker had been killed as shots rang out when authorities entered the home.

CNN: SHARE THIS

In recent years, Mr Belmokhtar has gained notoriety as a hostage-taker across the vast Sahara, often demanding multi-million dollar ransoms from Western governments which - along with cigarette-smuggling - finances his jihad.

BBC: Profile: Mokhtar Belmokhtar

Therein lies the bargaining strength of the hostage-taker.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Snakes in the grass