kidnapping

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Sometimes, though, the birds recruit new helpers by kidnapping other groups’ young.

From Slate • May 10, 2026

Freelance journalist Shelly Kittleson was released by Iran-backed Kataib Hezbollah a week after her kidnapping in Baghdad.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

Jason Pang questioned Hipolito’s belief of an attempted kidnapping.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

It added that the state department had confirmed it "is aware of Kittleson's kidnapping and working with the Iraqi government to secure her release".

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

It’s estimated that fewer than 50 American children are kidnapped each year by strangers, and the incidence of kidnapping is thus about one in 5 million, resulting in a safety index of 6.7.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos