lima syndrome

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What does lima syndrome mean?

A condition, the inverse of Stockholm syndrome, in which abductors develop sympathy for their hostages.

Where does lima syndrome come from?

After a 1996 abduction at the Japanese Embassy in Lima, Peru, where the abductors released the hostages within a few hours.

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