If this happened in America:
1 - the media (local & foreign) would descend on the scene like piranhas in heat.
2 - the building would be surrounded by an army reserve battalion.
3 - jesse jackson would arrive in a limo with his posse, all in black ray-bans.
4 - geraldo would arrive via helicopter.
5 - oprah would hold a 'Village Congregation' with the relatives of the hostages. much emotion and venting.
6 - an unknown local would get shot and wounded trying to steal away one of the hostages, in the process becoming a nationwide folk hero and appearing on mainstream magazine covers.
7 - president bush would declare a state of emergency. would remain on campaign trail.
8 - john kerry would call for establishing an immediate dialougue with the hostages. would pipe blankets, food, water and toliet paper into the school.
9 - washington would consult with israel as to methods of approach.
10 - john ashcroft appears on the morning talk shows, puts america back to sleep.
11 - terrorist-alert awareness' programs adopted in schools & universities across america, spearheaded by tom ridge & homeland security.
12 - standoff unceremoniously drags on into Day 47.
13 - shaq offers to give the families of the hostages $3 million.
14 - unmanned drones fly 24-7 surveillance runs over school, pissing off locals with the noise. one mysteriously shot down, cause unknown. lands in mayor's pool. now mayor pissed, too.
15 - wag photog snipes a fuzzy pic of the terrorist leader as he runs by window. image manipulation experts called in from around the globe...cnn allots 6 hours a night to interview experts and bring up wild hypotheticals. zapruder film referenced.
16 - standoff unceremoniously drags on into Day 73. a few kids manage to escape by squeezing into ventilation ducts.
17 - infighting amongst hostage takers, rebellion sets in. battalion snipers reportedly kill 18 'terrorists'. validity disputed - possibly civilian casualites?
18 - a movie script is passed around hollywood studios.
19 - world looks on in wonder.
20 - On Day 112, kidnapper's demands met; town renamed 'freedom city'.
edit: let me just say that I posted this nonsense before I heard that 200 people, women & children, died today in the school. I didn't mean to be grossly insensitive, just stupidly satirical; mods delete if desired.