Police rescue kidnapped Patna boySeptember 17th, 2009 PATNA - Police have recovered a six-year-old boy who was kidnapped in Patna three days ago from Saran district in Bihar, police said Thursday night. A team of Patna police recovered Shresth Sanjay from Baniapur in Saran district.
No trace of schoolboy kidnapped in PatnaSeptember 15th, 2009 PATNA - Twenty-four hours after a Class 1 student was kidnapped at gunpoint in the heart of Patna while he was on his way to school, police have failed to make any breakthrough to rescue him. A hunt has been launched to look for the kidnapped boy but there has been no breakthrough so far, a police officer said.
Class 1 student kidnapped in PatnaSeptember 13th, 2009 PATNA - A Class 1 student was kidnapped at gunpoint in the heart of the Bihar capital while on his way to school Monday morning, police said. Six-year-old Shreya, whose father works for a private firm, is a student of Christ Church School.
Florida executes man for 1983 slaying of woman kidnapped from turnpike and sexually assaultedAugust 20th, 2009 Fla. man executed for '83 murder of abducted womanSTARKE, Fla. — Florida has executed a man convicted of murdering a woman who was kidnapped and raped after her car broke down.
Phoenix police say baby, toddler have been kidnapped by armed gunman who forcibly entered homeAugust 18th, 2009 Phoenix cops: Baby, toddler kidnapped at gunpointPHOENIX — Police in Phoenix say armed gunman burst into a home early Tuesday and kidnapped a 2-year-old boy and 11-month-old girl. Police Sgt. Andy Hill says a witness heard the four men yelling outside the west Phoenix home that they were the police.
Nigeria police investigating Islamist violence that killed 700August 3rd, 2009 MAIDUGURI, Nigeria — Police in northern Nigeria say they're investigating how a homegrown Islamic sect unleashed a wave of violence that left more than 700 people dead in clashes last week. Borno state police spokesman Isa Azaza says police are holding 20 men suspected to be members of the Boko Haram sect.
Nigeria authorities failed to act over warnings on violent Islamist sectAugust 2nd, 2009 Nigeria disregarded warnings over violent sectMAIDUGURI, Nigeria — Muslim clerics in northern Nigeria say authorities ignored dozens of their warnings about an Islamist sect that last week attacked police stations and government buildings in a bloodbath that killed more than 700 people. Imam Ibrahim Ahmed Abdullahi says he and 50 other Muslim leaders repeatedly warned police, local authorities and state security services about the violent Boko Haram group.
Nigeria Islamist fighters attack police station, dozens dieJuly 26th, 2009 Nigeria: police-Islamist clash kills dozensABUJA, Nigeria — An attack by Islamist militants on a police station in northern Nigeria Sunday has left dozens of people dead, a police spokesman said. "A group of fundamentalists this morning attacked a police station in Bauchi state," Nigerian national police spokesman Emmanuel Ojukwu told The Associated Press.
At least 40 killed in Nigeria clashesJuly 26th, 2009 NAIROBI/ABUJA - At least 40 people have died in clashes between an Islamist sect and police in northern Nigeria, reports said Sunday. Broadcaster Al-Jazeera reported that around 70 Nigerians wielding guns and hand grenades attacked a police station in Bauchi early Sunday morning.
Nigeria Islamist fighters attack police station, 39 militants die in fightingJuly 26th, 2009 Nigeria: police-Islamist clash kills 39ABUJA, Nigeria — Islamist militants attacked a police station in northern Nigeria Sunday, and police killed 39 militants and arrested more than 150 others, a police spokesman said. The Islamist fighters attacked a station in the capital of Bauchi state, state police spokesman Mohammed Barau said.
Md. man gets 18 years for kidnapping woman and her kids, robbing bank she worked at of $169kJuly 20th, 2009 Md. man kidnapped woman, robbed bank she worked atGREENBELT, Md. — A federal judge has sentenced a man prosecutors say kidnapped a Maryland bank manager and her two children, then held one of the kids hostage while she withdrew thousands of dollars.
Mexican man detained for allegedly trying to sell young woman, 4 kids in US for $2,000 apieceJune 29th, 2009 Mexico: Man allegedly tried to sell woman, 4 kidsMEXICO CITY — A Mexican man has been detained for allegedly plotting to sell a young woman, two girls and two boys for $2,000 apiece in the United States, police said Sunday. Police in the northern state of Sonora said the 19-year-old woman and girls aged 12 and 15 were kidnapped by the suspect and another man.
Three-year-old kidnapped in BiharJune 1st, 2009 PATNA - A three-year-old boy has been kidnapped from Bihar's Muzaffarpur district, police said Monday. This is the second incident of abduction in the district within a week.
Nigerian militants: British hostage to be freed after nearly 9 months in captivityJune 1st, 2009 Nigerian militants to free British hostageLAGOS, Nigeria — Nigeria's main militant group says it hopes to release within hours a British hostage seized nearly nine months ago in the country's restive southern oil region. The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta said in an e-mail on Monday that it hoped to release Matthew Maguire shortly in honor of the captive's birthday.
Police: Canadian woman kidnapped in Nigeria releasedApril 29th, 2009 Canadian woman kidnapped in Nigeria freedLAGOS, Nigeria — Police in Nigeria say a Canadian woman kidnapped this month in northern Nigeria has been released unharmed. National police spokesman Emmanuel Ojukwu says the woman was freed Wednesday in the northern city of Kaduna and no ransom was paid.
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