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Mindanao: Irish Missionary Priest Kidnapped Abu Sayyaf Extremists prime suspects
Region: Philippines
It was a typical Sunday afternoon in Pagadian City a center for agricultural traders and large predominantly Christian community on Mindanao island. Like most Catholic Priests Father Michael Sinnott, was resting aft... more
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Kidnapping expert in peril
Region: Mexico
Anti-kidnapping expert Felix Batista has helped countless kidnap victims' families negotiate the release of kidnapping victims throughout Latin America. But he appears helpless to shed any light on one of the latest kidnap... more
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Kidnapping Negotiator Abducted in Mexico
Region: Mexico
Mexico is facing a crime wave, in which both national and foreign citizens are being targeted for kidnappings. A recent case took place in Saltillo, Coahuila, when U.S. anti-kidnapping expert Félix Batista was abduc... more
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Nepal Rocked by Protests After Kidnapping Victims Found Dead
Region: Nepal
Kathmandu, Nepal November 28, 2008: Nepal's turmoil persisted into the second day as people took their rage at the discovery of two murdered kidnapping victims onto streets. Again people shouted anti-government slogans, ... more
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Top Afghan Diplomat abducted from north western Pakistan
Region: Pakistan
Peshawar, Pakistan: Afghan consul general Abdul Khaliq Farahi, along with a colleague was abducted today from the north western city of Peshawar, when some unknown gunmen in the guise of beggars opened fire at his car, the... more
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Kidnappers of 14-year-old Mexican Boy Apprehended
Region: Mexico
The alleged kidnappers and murderers of 14-year-old Fernando Marti have been captured in Mexico City. The arrest of these five men sends a couple of messages to would-be kidnappers in Mexico. One, it IS possible to nab law... more
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Mothers of Missing Filipinos Struggle On
Region: Philippines
With the state unable or unwilling to help, mothers of the disappeared are left to seek justice themselves. By Amita O Legaspi Erlinda Cadapan, 59, has lost count of the number of times she has traveled to Manila to give... more
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Kidnappers Strike Terror in Mexican Heartland
Region: Mexico
US citizens are more and more likely to be victims of kidnappers in Mexico. Not directly, but through their relatives still living in Mexico. In November, men snatched an 80-year-old farmer from Felipe Angeles, Zacateca... more
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Kidnapped Chinese Engineer reaches Chinese Embassy in Islamabad
Region: China
Islamabad: One of the Chinese engineers, managed to escape from the kidnappers today. The two Chinese engineers who were working for a cellular company in Pakistan, last month kidnapped while doing a survey near S... more
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Mexico Kidnapping Numbers Grow
Region: Mexico
In Mexico, the chances of being kidnapped are as great for the poorer classes as for the rich. A ransom demand for $500 can be as difficult to raise for a poor family as $500 million is for a rich one. But both are being t... more
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