abducted

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Opposition figures Mountaga Tall, Youssouf Daba Diawara and Moussa Djire are among those "abducted", security sources and their allies told AFP.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

US television presenter Savannah Guthrie and her family have appealed to the public to continue to help search for their missing mother, who police believe was abducted seven weeks ago.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

When Issa’s wife reported the general had been abducted, Tévoédjrè naturally asked Capt. Samary, the QRF duty officer and secret plotter, to investigate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

There has been no suggestion from officials that Guthrie was abducted by narco-traffickers.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026

He was a senior when I was a freshman, and he considered telling everyone I’d been abducted by aliens and turning me into a social pariah his greatest achievement.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson