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

During her hiatus from “Today,” Guthrie made a series of videos sharing the raw emotions she experienced since Nancy Guthrie was abducted while pleading for her return.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

Mahmood Habibi, a telecoms consultant, was abducted in Kabul in August 2022, shortly after a US strike that killed al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

Tuju's disappearance has prompted allegations by prominent opposition figures that the ex-minister may have been abducted.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

Someone even suggests that Sandy was abducted by aliens that swooped down and stole him away into the stars.

From "King and the Dragonflies" by Kacen Callender