According to ghanaweb.com, a Ghanaian student was found unconscious in the boot of a car at Bloemfontein in South Africa yesterday. It is suspected he had been kept in there for three days. He was found with marks indicating he had been brutally assaulted. The Police team which rescued him said his hands and feet were also tied with a piece of rope. Read article
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According to dailymail.co.uk, Ecuadorian authorities are treating the mysterious disappearance of August Reiger, 18, from a trek in the Banos mountains as a possible kidnapping. The Oklahoma valedictorian was hiking with his family on Sunday when he walked ahead of the group and vanished. More than 150 police officers and volunteers have searched the area […]
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As reported by News.stv.tv, an Indian tourist reported missing on a shopping trip ten days ago in London has been found in Scotland. Emaan Shah disappeared in the Oxford Street area of the city on Monday, June 10, when she became separated from her parents and two younger brothers at around 2pm. Read Article
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According to eturbonews.com, the top 10 threat areas for kidnap for ransom have been identified. The crime has become a multi-billion dollar global phenomenon that is now occurring more frequently, and in more locations across the world. The top 10 list, which is of greatest relevance to foreign nationals or local individuals of high-net worth, […]
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Gulfnews.com reports that Yemeni security officials say a Dutch couple is believed to have been kidnapped from the capital, Sana’a. The officials say police received a phone call that prompted them to check on the couple in their apartment. They broke down the door after no one answered and found only the couple’s pet dog. […]
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As reported by Naharnet.com, Kuwait hailed on Friday Lebanese security agencies for thwarting a kidnapping attempt against a Kuwaiti national in Lebanon. It renewed however its travel warning to its citizens against heading to Lebanon. The Kuwaiti Embassy in Lebanon thanked in a statement the security agencies for stopping the kidnapping of a Kuwaiti national […]
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As reported by rferl.org, Pakistani officials say three doctors, their driver, and another man traveling with them have been kidnapped in southern Pakistan’s Balochistan Province. Sardar Khan of the Levies force, a pro-government paramilitary force in Balochistan, told RFE/RL’s Radio Mashaal on June 13 that five Pakistani men were kidnapped as they were traveling to […]
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Npr.org reports that German Garcia-Velutini got into his car and left work one day. It took him 11 months to get home. Kidnappers had nabbed the Venezuelan banker. His abduction is part of a problem that’s been getting worse every year for the past decade in Venezuela, which belongs to a region riddled with crime […]
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As reported by cnn.com, the FBI is turning to the public for any information about the apparent kidnapping in Mexico of a U.S. Marine reservist. Armando Torres, III was kidnapped, along with his father and uncle, by armed men in La Barranca, Tamaulipas, Mexico, on May 14, the FBI said. Torres drove across the International […]
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Deccanherald.com reports that Tamil Nadu Police have rescued a kidnapped British couple. Chennai Police Commissioner S. George, speaking to reporters Monday, said the May 29 kidnap has been cracked and eight of the nine involved in it have been arrested. One member of the nine-strong gang, comprising Indian nationals and Sri Lankan refugees, is on […]
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