This is all according to Islamic law. Here is a salient passage on this issue from a Shafi’i manual of Islamic law:
When an adult male is taken captive, the caliph considers the interests … (of Islam and the Muslims) and decides between the prisoner’s death, slavery, release without paying anything, or ransoming himself in exchange for money or for a Muslim captive held by the enemy. (Reliance of the Traveller o9.14)
A revered Islamic jurist, Al-Mawardi, agrees with Reliance of the Traveller:
As for the captives, the amir has the choice of taking the most beneficial action of four possibilities: the first, to put them to death by cutting their necks; the second, to enslave them and apply the laws of slavery regarding their sale or manumission; the third, to ransom them in exchange for goods or prisoners; and fourth, to show favor to them and pardon them. (Al-Ahkam As-Sultaniyyah (The Laws of Islamic Governance), 4.5)
“Live: Barcelona terror attack: Multiple casualties as van ploughs into crowd at Las Ramblas,” by Nicky Harley, James Rothwell, and Victoria Ward, Telegraph, August 17, 2017:
At least two people have reportedly been killed and several others are injured after a suspected terrorist crashed into a crowd of people on a pavement in a popular tourist area of Barcelona.
There are also reports of a live hostage incident at a Turkish restaurant near the scene….
WorkingClassPost says
Waiting for the next response from media:-
If they have taken muslims hostage, then they can’t be muslims.
Nothing to do with islam, again.
Afterlife says
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4265774/barcelona-attack-terror-las-ramblas-hostages-gunmen/
Andy says
Islamic Terrorism In Barcelona | Predict The Media Response | Charlottesville Hypocrisy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRwuw5oNsqs
paul says
Send the IDF, specifically the women fighters to take them out.. Muslims love being killed by women
Paul says
Listening to local radio here in Barcelona, nothing about any hostage situation. Police are going to give a press conference at 19:00 local time.
Nona says
Who know what’s REALLY going on!
You all know that the police AND gov, NEVER tells the “peasants”, the Sheep, anything about islamic attacks.
THat’s because they’re hand-in-glove together, to keep everything quiet, bring in more of the islamic invaders to take over the country. Meanwhile, again, the locals are kept ignorant, so they don’t fight the islamics OR the govs. – until it’s TOO late!
THis is going on ALL over Europe.
Paul says
Radio just mentioned that there had been stories floating around about a hostage situation, but they haven’t received any information on the story from any source, and they get lots of phone calls from listeners all over the city, it would be impossible to hide such a situation. But the situation is still very fluid…
moeped says
Wasn’t Spain a site where a migrant horde recently tried to scale a border fence? I wonder if the corrupt eu will finally take the well-being of citizens seriously.
Armand Tanzarian says
Is this now accepted as normal? How much is enough? People with medieval cultural practices should be strongly encouraged to go and live in medieval countries in the middle east. They are not welcome and they won’t leave voluntarily.
somehistory says
Having studied hostage negotiation from one of the best teachers (he travels the world teaching to pd’s), I would be interested to know if it is a real situation , how long, and the other details.
According to someone there, in the comments above, it is not verified. Hopefully, it turns out to be only a rumor. They frequently end in death.
Paul says
Radio now starting to talk of situation in a restaurant on Carrer Hospital, the main entrance to the Raval, but still no details whatsoever.
John A. Marre says
The non-humans are not satisfied to just kill. They take hostages too. This non-human ideology must be wiped off the face of the Earth.
Brennan D says
He was surely “asian” in origin and another “mentally ill lone wolf”- Nothing to see here folks. Move on. See you at the pathetic candlelight vigil as our politicians declare how their “thoughts and prayers” are with the victims and their families, then head out to a fancy restaurant on our tax dime to discuss, writing it off as “State business” while they network, laugh it up and make fun of Trump.
mortimer says
Muslims will eventually be forbidden from entering Barcelona when the people wake up.
Muslims feel they have a right to reconquer and re-Islamize Spain. This is irreconcilable with democracy.