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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Andy Gregory

British Airways pilot kidnapped outside supermarket during South Africa stopover

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A British Airways pilot has been kidnapped and reportedly tortured during a short stopover in South Africa.

The first officer is believed to have gone shopping on his own in Johannesburg when he was approached by a woman in a supermarket car park who asked him to help carry her bags to her car.

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