Woman Takes 5 People Hostage at N.C. Plant

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/national/AP-Caterpillar-Hostages.html

November 2, 2004
Woman Takes 5 People Hostage at N.C. Plant
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Filed at 4:33 p.m. ET

CLAYTON, N.C. (AP) -- A woman apparently upset about the firing of a friend took five people hostage at a Caterpillar heavy-equipment factory Tuesday, the sheriff said. She later released one person.

The woman, who was in the lobby, appeared to have a shotgun with her and also claimed to have explosives on her body, Sheriff Steve Bizzell said.

``Apparently, she is an acquaintance or friend of an employee terminated recently, and she's demanding answers,'' Bizzell said. ``She's irate about the treatment that her friend got.'

..a couple more lines at AP

wierd seeing it on the news.

Was this termination the result of outsourcing?

that is the understatement of the year.

try insane.

unreal the level of stupidity of some folks..

desperate. I hope this all works out. It's not easy investing your life in a company and see it go. Especially in these times with folks maxed on the credit cards just to try to keep up.

This is really upsetting..:-(

Woman taken into custody, no one hurt.