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Nigerian gunmen kidnap 60 in latest attack in the northwest

Nigerian gunmen kidnapped at least 60 people in a remote community in northwestern Zamfara state who were mostly women observing Prophet Muhammad's birthday, residents said on Thursday in the latest wave of abductions to hit the state.

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Missing German missionary in Mali feared to be kidnapped

A German missionary who went missing in Mali's capital Bamako on Sunday is feared to have been kidnapped, the city's archbishop said.

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4 plays that dramatize the kidnapping of children during wars

Since February 2022, Western and Ukrainian media have reported on the kidnapping and forced adoption of Ukrainian children by Russians.

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Teen girl's dad tracks down sex attacker who kidnapped his daughter outside nightclub

Victim's father traced man who'd taken her from outside nightclub

Liverpool Echo

'You're going to die tonight': Musician kidnapped, ordered to strip and slashed in face during terrifying attack

Robber Paul Edwards has been declared a 'dangerous' criminal

Manchester Evening News

9-year-old girl kidnapped and raped in Madhya Pradesh; police say her condition critical

INDORE: A nine-year-old girl was allegedly kidnapped from a construction site and raped by a man in Madhya Pradesh's Indore city, police said on Sunday. The victim, who suffered injuries due to the assault, has been admitted to a hospital and her condition is stated to be critical, Indore's Deputy…

The Times of India

Delhi: Woman kidnaps infant for 'human sacrifice' to revive dead father, arrested

A woman kidnapped a two-month-old baby and tried to sacrifice it to revive her dead father. She was arrested within 24 hours, and the human sacrifice bid was foiled. Read on for details:

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Catholic priest kidnapped in northern Nigeria, diocese says

A Nigerian priest was kidnapped from his home in northern Kaduna state, the local Roman Catholic diocese said in a statement on Tuesday, in the first such reported abduction of a clergyman in the state since July.

Reuters

Gunmen kidnap dozens in Nigeria, at least 11 killed, residents say

Gunmen in Nigeria kidnapped at least 80 people and killed 11 others in separate attacks in the northwest, traditional leaders and residents said on Monday, in the latest attacks by armed gangs that have been preying on villages, schools and highways.

Reuters

‘Our presenter got kidnapped by German pornographers’ – How we made The Word

‘Police surrounded the studio one night because they thought somebody had a gun and was going to shoot Terry Christian’

The Guardian - UK

Nine health workers kidnapped in restive northwest Cameroon

Nine health workers have been kidnapped from a government-run hospital in Cameroon's restive northwest, one of two regions where armed separatists have been fighting government troops to create a breakaway state, the local mayor said on Friday.

Reuters

Vigilantes at the polls were a threat in the 19th century, too, but the laws put in place then may not work in 2022

Author Edgar Allan Poe, the 19th-century master of American macabre fiction, may have died of dirty politics. According to legend, a gang of party “poll hustlers” kidnapped and drugged him. They forced him to vote, then abandoned him near death. Details are murky, but we do know Poe died in…

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Man kidnapped, bashed in Sydney's west

A 31-year-old man has a suspected broken jaw and numerous cuts and bruises after being kidnapped and bashed in a western Sydney home.

AAP

4 kidnapped, including teen girl and baby, in California

Police have arrested two suspects who allegedly kidnapped four people, including a teenage girl and a 6-month-old baby, last week in Southern California

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Kidnapped French-Australian environmentalist freed in Chad, president says

A conservationist with dual French and Australian citizenship has been freed after he was taken hostage in Chad earlier this week, interim President Mahamat Idriss Deby said on Sunday.

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French-Australian veterinarian kidnapped in Chad

Jérôme Hugonot, who has dual French and Australian citizenship, is an environmentalist who manages an oryx park on behalf of the Sahara Conservation Fund.

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French-Australian environmentalist kidnapped in Chad

The conservationist, who has dual French and Australian citizenship, is an environmentalist who manages an oryx park on behalf of the Sahara Conservation Fund.

Reuters

French-Australian environmentalist kidnapped in Chad, government says

A conservationist with dual French and Australian citizenship was kidnapped by unknown individuals in Chad's northeastern Wadi Fira province on Friday, and a search and rescue mission is under way, the Chad government said on Saturday.

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Franco-Australian conservationist abducted in Chad, government says

A Franco-Australian person has been kidnapped in eastern Chad, near the Sudanese border, "by as yet unidentified individuals", the government in N'Djamena said in a statement on Saturday.

The Times of India

Andhra Pradesh: 11-year-old girl kidnapped and raped by unknown persons in Visakhapatnam

VISAKHPATNAM: An 11-year-old girl was allegedly kidnapped and raped by unknown persons at the Seethakonda area near Visakha Valley School in the port city Visakhapatnam on Saturday afternoon. The news put the cops on their toes.

Bangkok Post

Kidnapped surgeon returns to Thailand

YouTuber-surgeon Dr Nopparat "Mor Song" Rattanawaraha returned to Thailand safely on Tuesday after being held captive for 25 days in Mali, West Africa.

Bangkok Post

Kidnapped YouTuber-surgeon returns to Thailand

YouTuber-surgeon Dr Nopparat "Mor Song" Rattanawaraha returned to Thailand safely on Tuesday morning after being held captive for 25 days in Mali, West Africa.

The Times of India

Thane: Man molests minor, gets kidnapped by her father

KALYAN: A 12-year-old girl was allegedly molested by a 24-year- old man in Kalyan. After learning about the incident, the girl's father along with some of his friends allegedly kidnapped the youth and took him to an isolated place where he was beaten up. In this connection, the police have…

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Duo kidnapped assistant headteacher and forced him to drive around County Durham looking for drugs

Ryan Patton, 21, and Demi Foster, 30, kidnapped the victim and made him drive them around County Durham looking for drugs

Newcastle Herald

Woman filmed being raped, kidnapped and drugged during horrific DV case

A Hamilton South man filmed himself raping an unconscious woman, bashed her and bit her on the nose before he kidnapped and drugged her so she wouldn't go to the police in what was an extreme case of domestic violence.

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