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Police in Madagascar open fire on a crowd seeking revenge for abduction of albino child

At least 19 people were killed by police in a town in Madagascar, who opened fire on what they claim was a lynch mob angered at the kidnapping of an albino child.

Radio France Internationale

Madagascar police shoot dead protesters seeking revenge for albino kidnapping

Madagascar police confirmed Tuesday that officers killed 19 people and injured 21 others after opening fire on what was described as a lynch mob angered over the kidnapping of an albino child.

France 24

Whitmer kidnapping conspiracy suspects' lawyers, prosecutors spar over hearing testimony

DETROIT — The Michigan attorney general's office on Monday began making its case against five individuals accused of materially aiding a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and storm the state Capitol.

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Violent crimes in 2021 back to pre-pandemic levels

Severe crimes such as rape, kidnapping increase while COVID-19 related violations decline

The Hindu

'It's not like I have that on tape,' judge says of juror bias claim in Whitmer kidnapping trial

DETROIT — A juror seated on the recent trial of two men convicted of attempting to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer denied having said the men would "hang," according to a transcript of a meeting the juror had with U.S. District Court Judge Robert Jonker, who likened the encounter with the…

Tribune News Service

Colorado mom guilty of Qanon kidnapping conspiracy

A Colorado mother accused of plotting to kidnap her son from foster care after her teen daughter said she started associating with supporters of the QAnon conspiracy theory has been found guilty of conspiracy to commit second-degree kidnapping

The Independent UK

Famous author accused of faking own death and kidnapping son is extradited from US to Canada

Police looked for two weeks before she was arrested in Oregon

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Police release description of man who tried to kidnap woman in West Loop

The man got out of a car and confronted the woman on a sidewalk in the 200 block of South Sangamon Street, police said.

Chicago Sun-Times

Vietnamese man charged over 2017 Berlin kidnapping, alleged spying

An alleged spy has been charged for his suspected involvement in the high-profile kidnapping of a Vietnamese businessman in Berlin in 2017, the German federal prosecutor's office said on Thursday.

Reuters

Who is Florence Cassez? Inside controversial Mexican kidnapping case and her sentence

Netflix's A Kidnapping Scandal: The Florence Cassez Affair is exploring the highly controversial case that saw a French national convicted of kidnapping — here's who she is

Daily Mirror

US to extradite Canadian writer accused of faking own death and kidnapping son

Dawn Walker, who says she fled domestic abuse, is arrested and accused of stealing friend’s identity to cross border

The Guardian - US

2 Defendants in Whitmer Kidnapping Case Found Guilty in Retrial

After an embarrassing failure for the FBI counterterrorism program, federal prosecutors won convictions against two of the men accused of plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

Reason

2 ringleaders convicted on Whitmer kidnapping conspiracy charges

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A federal jury Tuesday convicted two men accused of orchestrating a plan to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer as prosecutors salvaged the largest domestic terrorism case in a generation that has shed light on political extremism in Michigan.

Tribune News Service

Donald Trump and GOP continue to deny Gretchen Whitmer kidnap plot – even after two more found guilty

Former president and GOP members say conspiracy somehow shows FBI bias

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Salon

Two convicted in Whitmer kidnapping plot

A jury failed to reach a verdict in the last trial

Al Jazeera

US jury convicts two of conspiring to kidnap Michigan governor

In second trial, defence argued unsuccessfully that the two men were entrapped by the FBI in Whitmer kidnapping plot.

Tribune News Service

Two ringleaders convicted on Whitmer kidnapping conspiracy charges

The Times of India

Butcher arrested for raping, killing minor girl in Delhi's Turkman Gate area

NEW DELHI: A 36-year-old butcher was arrested on Monday for allegedly kidnapping and raping an eight-year-old girl and later killing her in the forest area of Yamuna Khadar in Central Delhi, police said. The man slit the girl's throat and mutilated her face, they said.

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Daily Mirror

Family of teenager paralysed in kidnapping by her ex raise £150,000 to bring her home

Angel Lynn could soon be able to return home under a special care programme after she was kidnapped at the age of 19 by her ex-boyfriend and fell from a moving van

The Independent UK

He kidnapped 26 kids on a school bus and buried them alive. Now he’s free

Three California rich kids hijacked a bus full of schoolchildren in 1976 and buried them underground, along with their driver. They then called in a ransom demand to local police before falling asleep and waking up to the news their victims had escaped. The final perpetrator, now 70, is only…

The Independent UK

British Isis ‘Beatle’ sentenced to life in prison for kidnapping and killing hostages

Elsheikh was a member of the notorious ‘Beatles’ terror cell, known for their brutal treatment of captives

The Independent UK

Ukraine accuses Russian soldiers of ‘kidnapping teachers and burning books’ in Kherson

Less than half of Ukraine’s educational institutions will be able to reopen for the new school year

The Independent UK

Key insider: 2 men were 'very eager' to kidnap Gov. Whitmer

A man who pleaded guilty to conspiring to kidnap Michigan's governor says two other men were “very eager” to move forward with the plan in 2020

The Times of India

Goa: Four held for raping minor in Vasco

MARGAO: Vasco police on Wednesday arrested four persons on charges of kidnapping and raping a 17-year old girl at Vasco. The minor survivor who was rescued from the clutches of her molesters by the Vasco police, was missing since the night of August 11.

Reuters

Syria denies kidnapping or holding U.S. journalist missing for 10 years

Syria's government on Wednesday denied kidnapping or holding a U.S. journalist who disappeared a decade ago, a week after President Joe Biden demanded that Damascus let him go home.

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