Topic: Kidnapping

American Tourists Kidnapped in Egypt

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Two American tourists have been kidnapped in Egypt, along with their guide, when they were held up in their minivan near a Red Sea resort on Friday.

By Adam Martin

Jan 27, 2012

Pirate PR Works in Staving Off a Second Rescue

The kidnappers holding an American author hostage in Somalia made it clear on Thursday they'd kill him if the United States attempted a rescue, and the threat seems to have worked.

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By Dashiell Bennett

Jan 18, 2012

Gunmen Kill Five European Tourists, Kidnap Two Others in Ethiopia

A group of European tourists traveling through northern Ethiopia was attacked by gunmen who killed five people, wounded two, and kidnapped four others, including two Ethiopian guides.

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

Dec 9, 2011

The Family of a Missing Ex-FBI Agent Has a Video Plea for His Captors

The wife and son of Robert "Bob" Levinson, an ex-FBI agent kidnapped in Iran in 2007, sent out a heart-breaking plea today begging for his captors to allow Levinson to return home.

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By Ted Mann

Nov 12, 2011

Kidnapped Baseball Player Is Rescued in Venezuela

Washington Nationals catcher Wilson Ramos was freed by Venezuelan commandos, two days after being kidnapped by a group of gunmen in front of his home.

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