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Explained: Nigeria's Spiralling Kidnapping Crisis
Ten years after the Chibok schoolgirls' kidnapping, Nigeria is facing a resurgence of mass abductions.
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Over 250 Nigerian School Students Released A Month After Being Kidnapped
The more than 250 school students seized by gunmen in a mass kidnapping in northwestern Nigeria earlier this month have been released, the local governor said on Sunday.
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Gunmen Kidnap More Than 280 Students From Nigerian School During Raid
Gunmen have kidnapped more than 280 pupils during a raid on a school in northwest Nigeria, a teacher and a resident said, in one of the country's largest mass abductions.
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Israel Shares Pictures Of Children Kidnapped By Hamas Operatives
Hamas has said it has hidden the hostages in "safe places and tunnels" within Gaza and threatened to kill them if civilian homes are bombed by Israel without warning.
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Nigeria Gunmen Kidnap More Than 300 Schoolgirls: Police
More than 300 schoolgirls were abducted by gunmen in northwest Nigeria on Friday in the country's latest mass kidnapping, and a rescue bid was under way, regional police said.
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38 Women Kidnapped From Rajasthan Over Bike Theft, Cops Rescued Them
In a case of mass kidnapping, a group of over 100 people from a village in Madhya Pradesh allegedly kidnapped 38 tribal women and children from Rajasthan on suspicion that their men were involved in stealing bikes, the police said on Thursday.
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39 Indians, Kidnapped 4 Years Ago By ISIS In Iraq, Killed: A 10-Point Timeline
Thirty nine Indians who were kidnapped in Iraq by terror group ISIS nearly four years ago are dead, foreign minister Sushma Swaraj told parliament today. "With full proof I can say these 39 are dead. We wanted to give the families closure only after concrete proof," Ms Swaraj said. While the families feared the worst, their hopes were kept up wit...
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Names Of 26 Of 39 Indians, Kidnapped And Killed By ISIS In Iraq's Mosul
Thirty nine Indians who were kidnapped in Iraq by terror group ISIS nearly three years ago are dead, foreign minister Sushma Swaraj told parliament today. "With full proof I can say these 39 are dead. We wanted to give the families closure only after concrete proof," Ms Swaraj said.Their bodies were found in a mass grave in Badush, 31 km from Iraq'...
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Updates: PM Modi Expresses Grief Over Death Of 39 Indians In Iraq
Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed grief over the death of 39 Indians in Iraq and said that the government stands in solidarity with the bereaved families. Sushma Swaraj had earlier in the day made a statement in Rajya Sabha declaring that the 39 Indians kidnapped in Iraq by ISIS were confirmed to be dead. Protests by opposition members halted ...
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39 Indian Hostages In Iraq Are Dead, Says Sushma Swaraj
The 39 Indians missing in Iraq since they were kidnapped by ISIS in Mosul four years ago were killed by the terror outfit, Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj said in parliament today. "We wanted to give the families closure only after getting concrete proof," she said.
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Afghan Police Search For Villagers After Mass Kidnapping
Afghan police on Sunday launched a search for some 30 villagers still missing two days after a mass kidnapping blamed on Taliban terrorists in the southern province of Kandahar.
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4 Gunmen Killed In Hunt For Philippine Terrorists
Four gunmen have been killed on a Philippine tourist island as President Rodrigo Duterte ordered the military on Sunday to kill remnants of an ISIS terrorists group behind a foiled mass kidnapping attempt there.
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Nigeria Marks Third Anniversary Of Schoolgirl Kidnap
Nigerians rallied Friday to mark the third anniversary of the mass abduction of 276 schoolgirls by Boko Haram, as their parents cling to the hope that they can be safely returned.
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Nigeria Marks 1,000 Days Since Boko Haram's Abduction Of Chibok Girls
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari said on Sunday he was hopeful the remaining 195 Chibok schoolgirls will be rescued, as he marked 1,000 days since the mass abduction by Boko Haram that drew global attention to the insurgency.
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Over 100 Kidnapped Girls Now Unwilling To Leave Boko Haram Captors: Chibok Leader
Nigeria's government is negotiating the release of another 83 of the Chibok schoolgirls taken in a mass abduction two-and-a-half years ago, but more than 100 others appear unwilling to leave their Boko Haram captors, a community leader said today.
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Explained: Nigeria's Spiralling Kidnapping Crisis
Ten years after the Chibok schoolgirls' kidnapping, Nigeria is facing a resurgence of mass abductions.
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Over 250 Nigerian School Students Released A Month After Being Kidnapped
The more than 250 school students seized by gunmen in a mass kidnapping in northwestern Nigeria earlier this month have been released, the local governor said on Sunday.
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Gunmen Kidnap More Than 280 Students From Nigerian School During Raid
Gunmen have kidnapped more than 280 pupils during a raid on a school in northwest Nigeria, a teacher and a resident said, in one of the country's largest mass abductions.
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Israel Shares Pictures Of Children Kidnapped By Hamas Operatives
Hamas has said it has hidden the hostages in "safe places and tunnels" within Gaza and threatened to kill them if civilian homes are bombed by Israel without warning.
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Nigeria Gunmen Kidnap More Than 300 Schoolgirls: Police
More than 300 schoolgirls were abducted by gunmen in northwest Nigeria on Friday in the country's latest mass kidnapping, and a rescue bid was under way, regional police said.
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38 Women Kidnapped From Rajasthan Over Bike Theft, Cops Rescued Them
In a case of mass kidnapping, a group of over 100 people from a village in Madhya Pradesh allegedly kidnapped 38 tribal women and children from Rajasthan on suspicion that their men were involved in stealing bikes, the police said on Thursday.
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39 Indians, Kidnapped 4 Years Ago By ISIS In Iraq, Killed: A 10-Point Timeline
Thirty nine Indians who were kidnapped in Iraq by terror group ISIS nearly four years ago are dead, foreign minister Sushma Swaraj told parliament today. "With full proof I can say these 39 are dead. We wanted to give the families closure only after concrete proof," Ms Swaraj said. While the families feared the worst, their hopes were kept up wit...
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Names Of 26 Of 39 Indians, Kidnapped And Killed By ISIS In Iraq's Mosul
Thirty nine Indians who were kidnapped in Iraq by terror group ISIS nearly three years ago are dead, foreign minister Sushma Swaraj told parliament today. "With full proof I can say these 39 are dead. We wanted to give the families closure only after concrete proof," Ms Swaraj said.Their bodies were found in a mass grave in Badush, 31 km from Iraq'...
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Updates: PM Modi Expresses Grief Over Death Of 39 Indians In Iraq
Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed grief over the death of 39 Indians in Iraq and said that the government stands in solidarity with the bereaved families. Sushma Swaraj had earlier in the day made a statement in Rajya Sabha declaring that the 39 Indians kidnapped in Iraq by ISIS were confirmed to be dead. Protests by opposition members halted ...
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39 Indian Hostages In Iraq Are Dead, Says Sushma Swaraj
The 39 Indians missing in Iraq since they were kidnapped by ISIS in Mosul four years ago were killed by the terror outfit, Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj said in parliament today. "We wanted to give the families closure only after getting concrete proof," she said.
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Afghan Police Search For Villagers After Mass Kidnapping
Afghan police on Sunday launched a search for some 30 villagers still missing two days after a mass kidnapping blamed on Taliban terrorists in the southern province of Kandahar.
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4 Gunmen Killed In Hunt For Philippine Terrorists
Four gunmen have been killed on a Philippine tourist island as President Rodrigo Duterte ordered the military on Sunday to kill remnants of an ISIS terrorists group behind a foiled mass kidnapping attempt there.
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Nigeria Marks Third Anniversary Of Schoolgirl Kidnap
Nigerians rallied Friday to mark the third anniversary of the mass abduction of 276 schoolgirls by Boko Haram, as their parents cling to the hope that they can be safely returned.
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Nigeria Marks 1,000 Days Since Boko Haram's Abduction Of Chibok Girls
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari said on Sunday he was hopeful the remaining 195 Chibok schoolgirls will be rescued, as he marked 1,000 days since the mass abduction by Boko Haram that drew global attention to the insurgency.
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Over 100 Kidnapped Girls Now Unwilling To Leave Boko Haram Captors: Chibok Leader
Nigeria's government is negotiating the release of another 83 of the Chibok schoolgirls taken in a mass abduction two-and-a-half years ago, but more than 100 others appear unwilling to leave their Boko Haram captors, a community leader said today.
