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Police free kidnap girl Reigh by tricking father Clark Rockefeller
Police have revealed how they used a trick to rescue the kidnapped seven-year-old daughter of a London-based management consultant by luring her father out of the apartment where he had been holding her. more ... Police have revealed how they used a trick to rescue the kidnapped seven-year-old daughter of a London-based management consultant by ... more
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The 'Virtual Kidnappings’ of Mexico City
The phone call begins with the cries of an anguished child calling for a parent: “Mama! Papa!” The youngster’s sobs are quickly replaced by a husky male voice that means business.
A Mexico City poster warns, “Don’t fall prey to telephone extortion. Let’s get them!”
“We’ve got your child,” he says in rapid-fire Spanish, usually adding an expletive for effect and then rattling off a list of demands that might include cash or jewels dropped off at a certain street corner or a sizable deposit made to a local bank.
The twist is that little Pablo or Teresa is safe and sound at school, not duct-taped to a chair in a rundown flophouse somewhere or stuffed in the back of a pirate taxi. But when the cellphone call comes in, that is not at all clear.
This is “virtual kidnapping,” the name being given to Mexico’s latest crime craze, one that has capitalized on the raw nerves of a country that has been terrorized by the real thing for years." The phone call begins with the cries of an anguished child calling for a parent: “Mama! Papa!” The youngster’s sobs are quickly replac... more -
New FARC Kidnappings in Colombia
Just days after FARC showed its softer side and released a couple of hostages, authorities are saying that FARC rebels have kidnapped six tourists on a beach on Colombia's Pacific coast. Apparently a group of rebels robbed 19 tourists before taking six of them hostage. This follows the announcement by the Secretariat (ruling body of FARC) that 2008 would see and upsurge in guerilla operations.
Sounds like Chavez will need to retract his plea to stop labeling the FARC "terrorists." Just days after FARC showed its softer side and released a couple of hostages, authorities are saying that FARC rebels have kidnapped ... more -
France Offers Freedom to FARC Rebels in Exchange For Hostage Release
France is willing to take in Colombian guerrillas as part of a deal to secure the release of hostages held by the country's leftist rebel group, the French prime minister said Wednesday.
French Prime Minister Francois Fillon said the guerrillas, imprisoned in Colombia, could be freed in France as part of a swap deal with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC. In exchange, FARC then would release the hostages it holds deep in Colombia's jungles, he said. France is willing to take in Colombian guerrillas as part of a deal to secure the release of hostages held by the country's lefti... more -
FARC Vows to Release Hostages
Three captives held for years by Colombian rebels could be freed by the end of the year, including an aide to Colombian Sen. Ingrid Betancourt and the woman's 3-year-old son, according to a statement. Three captives held for years by Colombian rebels could be freed by the end of the year, including an aide to Colombian Sen. Ingrid Be... more
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Iraq Releases Video Ultimatum Of British Hostages
Iraqi militia have released a video of five British citizens and threatened to kill one of the hostages if British forces don't withdraw from their country.
The hostages were kidnapped in Iraq, in May, by roughly forty gunmen disguised in police uniforms and driving vehicles used by the Iraqi security forces. It's thought that the hostages are an IT consultant and his four bodyguards.
One of the hostages speaks on the film, saying "Today is November 18th. I have been here now 173 days and I feel we've been forgotten." One of the kidnappers threatens to kill the hostage as "a first warning" and chillingly adds "which would be followed with details that you would not wish to know".
The Foreign Office has condemned the taking of the hostages.
Given the past record of British hostages being murdered rather than freed, this is going to be of massive concern to the British government. Gordon Brown really is being tested since taking office... Iraqi militia have released a video of five British citizens and threatened to kill one of the hostages if British forces don't w... more -
Madeline McCann Latest
The private investigators hired by Gerry and Kate McCann lhave issued a statement that they are "certain" they know who abducted Madeline and that they are close to finding their whereabouts. The crack team of Spanish investigators named Metodo 3 have a 100% success rate in finding missing children. There's been so much press with the sad disappearance of Maddie let's hope she's back for Christmas. The private investigators hired by Gerry and Kate McCann lhave issued a statement that they are "certain" they know who abdu... more
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"Giraffe" women kidnapped for zoos
According to reports, female members of the Burmese Padaung tribe have been abducted in Thailand. The motive? Authorities believe they will be put on display at so-called human zoos during the tourist season.
Now tell me, who's worse, the zoo owners who most likely encourage these kidnappings or the holidaymakers who patronise such zoos? According to reports, female members of the Burmese Padaung tribe have been abducted in Thailand. The motive? Authorities believe they... more -
2 Italian Soldiers Rescued, 2 Spanish Soldiers Killed
The NATO run International Security Assistance Force freed 2 Italian soldiers who were kidnapped in western Afghanistan on Saturday, but not without a lot of shooting that killed all their captors (up to nine) and left the two soldiers injured, one seriously. But, I suppose injured and free is better than healthy but in captivity. Later in the day, in the same region, an explosion hit a Spanish convoy, killing 2 soldiers and wounding 2 more. The NATO run International Security Assistance Force freed 2 Italian soldiers who were kidnapped in western Afghanistan on Saturday, b... more
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