Dozens of passengers were held Defending hostage Kidnapping over the next two weeks until released Releasing by their captors after some of their demands Request were met Come_together .

Facing brutal conditions including disease , torture , and malnourishment , the prisoners feared they would be executed Killing by their captors before the arrival of General Douglas MacArthur and his American forces returning to Luzon .

Against the established Building conventions of warfare Hostile_encounter , he forced Request the captured Conquering crew to assist Assistance in bringing Bringing `` Leander '' safely into Corfu , and denied Agree_or_refuse_to_act them food and medical treatment Cure unless they co-operated Collaboration with their captors .

That evening , three Irish republican suspects being held Hold in Dublin Castle were beaten Bodily_harm and killed Killing by their captors , who claimed Statement they were trying to escape Escaping .

During their detention Arrest , according to former detainee Marine Scott Fallon , they endured Change_sentiment a mock execution in which they were marched Self_motion into the desert and made to stand Placing blindfolded in front of a ditch while their captors cocked Body_movement their weapons .

This was successful and effected Influence the release Releasing of nine of the hostages , two being killed Killing by their captors .