kidnapping
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They have rescued kidnapping victims, searched for children recruited by armed groups, and even protected forests from deforestation.
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026
No details have been given about who was holding them or their demands, although some reports have previously linked the kidnapping to Islamic State militants.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
Director Pedraza eventually has to cover other less feverish territory, namely the real plot behind Marfil’s kidnapping and the involvement of her father with Russians, who have come back into vogue as all-purpose villains.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
Not long after, after townsfolk thwarted an attempted kidnapping of a local grower, hundreds of people gathered in the sun-bleached central plaza and drafted a communique.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
A snitch helped to expose the kidnapping plot.
From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen
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