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kidnapping stories: 295 news summaries

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Italy Tries CIA Agents Accused of Kidnapping Terror Suspect

Seized imam moved to Egypt for interrogation

Jun 8, 07 7:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - The controversial trial in absentia of 25 CIA operatives and a former head of Italian intelligence opens today in Milan, just as President Bush arrives in Italy. The International Herald Tribune reports on the implications of the case, which centers on the abduction of a Muslim terror suspect who was... More »

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CIA • rendition • Italy • kidnapping • Abu Omar • Hassan Mustafa Osama Nasr • Egypt • trial • terrorist

Man Arrested in Kansas Teen's Kidnapping, Murder

Was recorded leaving a store just after Smith

Jun 7, 07 6:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - A man identified in a surveillance video has been arrested in connection with the kidnapping and murder of Kansas teen Kelsey Smith, hours after her body was found in a park. Edwin R. Hall was recorded leaving a Target store shortly after Smith; another video showed her being forcing her... More »

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kidnapping • murder • Kelsey Smith • Edwin R. Hall • Kansas

Two More Arrested for Pearl Killing

Pakistani police say suspects were caught in a car with explosives

Jun 5, 07 7:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - Police in Pakistan have nabbed two men suspected of involvement in the 2002 kidnapping and murder of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl. The two suspects —alleged members of a Al Qaeda affiliate—were picked up traveling in a car full of weapons and explosives, police said. One of... More »

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Pakistan • human rights • kidnapping • murder • Daniel Pearl • Karachi • Attaur Rehman • al-Qaeda

Natalee's Mom, JonBenet's
Dad Hook Up

Parents in tabloid tragedies now an
item, Fox reports

Jun 4, 07 5:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - The father of slain pre-teen beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey is dating the mother of missing Aruba tourist Natalee Holloway. Fox News broke the romance today, offering its detail-hungry viewers only that the bereaved pair met at a fundraiser and have "been spotted openly holding hands and kissing" in Alabama. More »

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kidnapping • murder • Natalee Holloway • JonBenet Ramsey • John Ramsey • Beth Holloway Twitty • children • parents

Militant Website Says It Has Video of Troop Abduction

Two GIs remain missing after ambush in Iraq

Jun 4, 07 10:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - A militant Islamic website says it will release a video showing the capture last month of three American soldiers. The video shows the kidnapping as well as the ID cards of the two soldiers who are still missing, says an organization that monitors militant websites. The third soldier was later... More »

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Internet • kidnapping • missing soldiers • Islamic militants • video • Euphrates • US Army • Byron Fouty • Alex Jimenez • militant • al-Qaeda • Iraq war

UK May Seek Iran's Help on Iraqi Captives

Brits suspect kidnappers connected to Iran; search in Sadr City continues

Jun 1, 07 8:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - Britain may ask Iran for help in finding the five British hostages kidnapped in Iraq. Senior Iraqi officials think a rogue faction of the Mahdi Army—possibly under the influence of Iranian intelligence —is responsible for the kidnappings. British sources tell the Guardian they believe the kidnapping was not... More »

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Iraq • Iran • Sadr City • Mahdi Army • kidnapping • Revolutionary Guards • Britain • Muqtada al-Sadr

Abductors Release Video
of Kidnapped BBC Reporter

Journalist in captivity since March 12

Jun 1, 07 7:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - In a video posted on the Internet today, a captured BBC reporter says he is in good health and has been well treated. It is unclear when the footage of a beleaguered-looking Alan Johnston, who was kidnapped in Gaza City March 12, was taken. Toward the end of the footage,... More »

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Alan Johnston • BBC • Palestine • kidnapping • Army of Islam • reporter • Gaza City • militant • al-Qaeda

Five Brits Kidnapped in Baghdad

Gunmen wearing Iraqi uniforms stormed finance ministry

May 30, 07 4:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - Five Britons—four members of a private security detail and a financial consultant—were kidnapped in Baghdad yesterday by gunmen wearing Iraqi police uniforms. The kidnappers are said to have barged into the finance ministry around noon, demanding, "Where are the foreigners?"  After rounding up the British civilians,... More »

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Iraq • sectarian violence • Mahdi Army • kidnapping • Britain

Search for Maddie Turns Corporate

From McDonald's
to British Airways,
firms join hunt

May 18, 07 1:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - The search for Maddy has become big business. Multinational corporations across Europe have joined celebrities, sports figures and politicians to spread the word about kidnapped 4-year-old Madeleine McCann, who disappeared in Portugal 15 days ago while on vacation with her parents. Companies from Shell Oil to McDonald's will blanket gas... More »

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Europe • Madeleine McCann • kidnapping • Portugal • Britain

US Posts Reward for Missing Troops

Search for kidnapped soldiers generates $200K offer, thousands of leaflets

May 16, 07 4:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - The US military is offering a $200,000 reward for information regarding the whereabouts of three soldiers who were kidnapped following an ambush Saturday. Helicopters dropped thousands of leaflets over the southern region of Iraq where the attacks took place, beseeching Iraqis to call a hotline with information. Search operations... More »

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Iraq • kidnapping • missing soldiers • US Army • Iraq war

British Man Is Suspect in Kidnapping

Expat living in nearby villa was questioned, released

May 15, 07 6:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - Police searching for a four-year-old British girl missing on a family vacation in Portugal have named a 33-year-old British expat as a suspect. Robert Murat lives less than 150 metres from where Madeleine McCann vanished 12 days ago, the Guardian reports. Murat was questioned for more than 16 hours yesterday,... More »

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investigation • Madeleine McCann • kidnapping • Portugal • Robert Murat • Britain

Reward for Lost Girl Reaches  £2.6 Million

Madeleine McCann, kidnapped in Portugal, turned 4  yesterday

May 13, 07 9:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - JK Rowling, Richard Branson and other British business figures have contributed to a £1.5 million reward offered by the tabloid News of the World for the safe return of Madeleine McCann. The British 4-year-old was kidnapped in Portugal 10 days ago; the new offer raises the total reward... More »

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Richard Branson • Madeleine McCann • JK Rowling • kidnapping • Portugal • Britain

Group Claims Kidnapped BBC Reporter Is Dead

Journalist based in Gaza has been missing for a month

Apr 16, 07 7:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - An obscure Palestinian group claims to have murdered a veteran BBC journalist kidnapped in Gaza a month ago. There is no confirmation of the claim and a Palestinian Authority official, Saeb Erekat, said: “I urge those who abducted Johnston, instead of circulating rumors, and I hope these rumors are... More »

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Palestinian Authority • terrorism • Gaza • Alan Johnston • Palestine • kidnapping • Al Tawhid Al Jihad • Unity and Holy War Brigade

Iraqis Flee on the "Highway From Hell"

With the border to Jordan closed, 1,000 Iraqis a day hazard an escape to Syria

Mar 29, 07 9:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - Every day, more than a thousand Iraqis risk their lives on a nightmarish journey from Baghdad to crowded, chaotic border crossings into Syria. Ambushes, murders, roadside bombs and kidnappings are common hazards along the 340-mile road   "Highway From Hell." More »

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Iraq • Jordan • Syria • Baghdad • kidnapping • war • bombing • refugee

Italians Ransom Journalist for 5 Taliban Prisoners

Widely criticized deal is first swap
for a hostage in Iraq or Afghanistan

Mar 22, 07 8:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Italian government bought the freedom of a kidnapped Italian journalist by arranging the release of five Taliban militants from an Afghan prison. The New York Times says it’s the first time prisoners have been openly exchanged in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan., and the move was widely... More »

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Afghanistan • War on Terror • Taliban • prison • jihad • Italy • kidnapping • war • journalist • hostage

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