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"Bring Him Back": Indian Family's Urgent Appeal After Son's Kidnapping In Niger
The family of Ranjit Singh, an Indian national abducted in Niger's Dosso region, is pleading for the government's help to bring him back home safely.
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Dutch Crown Princess Amalia Moved To Spain To Escape Kidnapping Threats
Dutch Crown Princess Amalia fled to Spain to escape threats to her safety, local media reported, as she prepared to make her official debut at a state occasion later Wednesday. The 20-year-old lived and studied in Madrid for more than a year.
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Taliban Kill Radio Station Manager, Kidnap Journalist In Afghanistan: Officials
Suspected Taliban fighters killed an Afghan radio station manager in Kabul and kidnapped a journalist in southern Helmand province, local government officials said on Monday, reporting the latest in a long line of attacks targeting media workers.
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Two More Arrested For BJP Worker's Kidnapping, Killing In Greater Noida
Two gangsters, accused of kidnapping and killing a local BJP worker, were arrested in Greater Noida following an encounter with the Special Task Force (STF) of the Uttar Pradesh Police, officials said Sunday.
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7 Indian Engineers Kidnapped In Afghanistan's Baghlan
Seven engineers from India working in Afghanistan has been abducted, the local media in Afghanisatn has reported. The government is trying to confirm the reports, sources said
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Tunisian Woman Working for Red Cross in Yemen Kidnapped in Capital: Local Officials
Unidentified gunmen kidnapped a Tunisian woman working for the International Committee of the Red Cross in Yemen as she was leaving home for work in the capital Sanaa on Tuesday, the ICRC and local officials said.
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China Arrests 3 Fake Graft Busters for Kidnap
Police in northeastern China have arrested three people and are looking for a fourth who built a fake interrogation centre and pretended to be graft inspectors, kidnapping a local official and his wife to extort money, state media said.
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300 Civilians Kidnapped by Militants in Syria: Kurdish Officials
Islamist fighters today kidnapped some 300 Kurdish civilians at a checkpoint in northwestern Syria, Kurdish officials and a local journalist told AFP.
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Boko Haram Militants Kill 32, Kidnap Scores in Nigeria: Officials
Boko Haram militants killed 32 people and kidnapped scores of others in an attack on the village of Gumsuri in the restive northeast, two local officials and a witness said on Thursday.
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Gunmen kidnap six-member polio team in Pakistan
Masked gunmen kidnapped a six-member polio vaccination team - a doctor, two local employees of the World Health Organisation (WHO) and three guards - in northwest Pakistan on Monday, an official said.
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China investigates North Korea boat hijack claim: official
Chinese authorities were on Sunday investigating claims that unidentified North Koreans hijacked a Chinese fishing boat, kidnapping 16 sailors and demanding a ransom, local media and an official said.
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Militants kidnap eight foreigners from a gas plant in Algeria
Islamist militants from Mali attacked a natural gas field partly operated by BP in southern Algeria early on Wednesday, killing a security guard, according to local media, and kidnapping at least eight people, including English, Norwegian, and Japanese nationals, an Algerian security official said.
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"Bring Him Back": Indian Family's Urgent Appeal After Son's Kidnapping In Niger
The family of Ranjit Singh, an Indian national abducted in Niger's Dosso region, is pleading for the government's help to bring him back home safely.
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Dutch Crown Princess Amalia Moved To Spain To Escape Kidnapping Threats
Dutch Crown Princess Amalia fled to Spain to escape threats to her safety, local media reported, as she prepared to make her official debut at a state occasion later Wednesday. The 20-year-old lived and studied in Madrid for more than a year.
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Taliban Kill Radio Station Manager, Kidnap Journalist In Afghanistan: Officials
Suspected Taliban fighters killed an Afghan radio station manager in Kabul and kidnapped a journalist in southern Helmand province, local government officials said on Monday, reporting the latest in a long line of attacks targeting media workers.
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Two More Arrested For BJP Worker's Kidnapping, Killing In Greater Noida
Two gangsters, accused of kidnapping and killing a local BJP worker, were arrested in Greater Noida following an encounter with the Special Task Force (STF) of the Uttar Pradesh Police, officials said Sunday.
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7 Indian Engineers Kidnapped In Afghanistan's Baghlan
Seven engineers from India working in Afghanistan has been abducted, the local media in Afghanisatn has reported. The government is trying to confirm the reports, sources said
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Tunisian Woman Working for Red Cross in Yemen Kidnapped in Capital: Local Officials
Unidentified gunmen kidnapped a Tunisian woman working for the International Committee of the Red Cross in Yemen as she was leaving home for work in the capital Sanaa on Tuesday, the ICRC and local officials said.
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China Arrests 3 Fake Graft Busters for Kidnap
Police in northeastern China have arrested three people and are looking for a fourth who built a fake interrogation centre and pretended to be graft inspectors, kidnapping a local official and his wife to extort money, state media said.
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300 Civilians Kidnapped by Militants in Syria: Kurdish Officials
Islamist fighters today kidnapped some 300 Kurdish civilians at a checkpoint in northwestern Syria, Kurdish officials and a local journalist told AFP.
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Boko Haram Militants Kill 32, Kidnap Scores in Nigeria: Officials
Boko Haram militants killed 32 people and kidnapped scores of others in an attack on the village of Gumsuri in the restive northeast, two local officials and a witness said on Thursday.
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Gunmen kidnap six-member polio team in Pakistan
Masked gunmen kidnapped a six-member polio vaccination team - a doctor, two local employees of the World Health Organisation (WHO) and three guards - in northwest Pakistan on Monday, an official said.
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China investigates North Korea boat hijack claim: official
Chinese authorities were on Sunday investigating claims that unidentified North Koreans hijacked a Chinese fishing boat, kidnapping 16 sailors and demanding a ransom, local media and an official said.
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Militants kidnap eight foreigners from a gas plant in Algeria
Islamist militants from Mali attacked a natural gas field partly operated by BP in southern Algeria early on Wednesday, killing a security guard, according to local media, and kidnapping at least eight people, including English, Norwegian, and Japanese nationals, an Algerian security official said.
