If you take hostages what will be your demands? I mean to lead a successful hostage standoff you will need a plan. In that you have already declared that you may take hostages would provide a reasonable assumption that you already have a plan to take them. The following questions come to mind:
- What are your demands?
- Where will you store the hostages so that they are kept under your watch all the while are accessible in the event that you require a hostage?
- What is your escape plan? For reference on escape plans may I suggest the movie "Quick Change" and various episodes of "24".
- Where do you plan to relocate after your demands are met? May I suggest a country that does not have an extradition treaty with your country of origin or where the crime was committed.