Archive for the ‘kidnap’ Category

Woman charged in ‘Second Life’ kidnapping plot

Tuesday, August 26th, 2008

A woman who became besotted with a man she met in an online virtual community has been charged with attempting to kidnap him after he broke off their relationship.

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Mexicans injected with tiny transmitters in case of kidnap

Friday, August 22nd, 2008

A Mexican company is responding to a soaring crime rate by implanting tiny radio transmitters under the skin of rich clients to help track them if they are kidnapped.

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US Coast Guard scour ocean for Rockefeller ‘kidnapping’ yacht

Wednesday, July 30th, 2008

A massive hunt for a missing seven-year-old girl allegedly kidnapped by her wealthy father continued today as police searched for information about the mysterious fugitive.

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Colombia protests against Farc kidnappings

Sunday, July 20th, 2008

Hundreds of thousands Colombians across the world marched to call for an end
of the scourge of kidnapping and the 44-year civil conflict in what was
perhaps the greatest demonstration in this blood-soaked nation’s history.

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Long ordeal of five British hostages

Sunday, July 20th, 2008

These are the key developments since the five British men were kidnapped in
Baghdad more than a year ago.

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Gordon Brown calls for Iraq hostage release

Sunday, July 20th, 2008

Prime Minister Gordon Brown has called on Shi’ite kidnappers to free their
hostages immediately following the release of a video claiming one of the
captives had committed suicide.

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British hostage in Iraq has committed suicide, captors claim

Sunday, July 20th, 2008

The kidnappers of five British men taken hostage in Iraq have released a video
statement claiming one of their captives has committed suicide.

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British journalist Sean Langan tells of Taliban kidnap ordeal

Saturday, June 28th, 2008

Deep inside al-Qa’eda’s sanctuary high in the frozen mountains of Pakistan, a tribal council was scrutinising kidnapped British film maker Sean Langan and deciding whether he should live or die.

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Man ‘kidnapped ex-girlfriend to do ironing’

Tuesday, June 17th, 2008

A man has been arrested over the kidnap of his ex-girlfriend after he allegedly forced her into his home - and ordered her to do the ironing.

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Natascha Kampusch abductor ‘could have had help’

Friday, June 13th, 2008

Austrian police may be discretely reopening the investigation into the case of
Natascha Kampusch amidst mounting suspicions that her abductor could have
had accomplices, it has been reported.

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