Kidnapping
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What's behind Nigeria's latest school abductions, church attack? - explainer
Here’s what to know about the recent wave of kidnappings and deadly attacks in Nigeria, who is behind them, and how the government is responding to the worsening security crisis.
‘We're ghosts of people’: Families of aid workers abducted by Houthis speak out
Families allowed limited contact with their abducted loved ones said they seemed gaunt, exhausted and much thinner than when they were taken.
Gunmen in Nigeria kidnap over 200 Catholic school students, Christian association says
At least 227 students and teachers were kidnapped from St. Mary's Catholic School in Nigeria, according to the Christian Association of Nigeria.
Gunmen kidnap 52 students from Catholic school in Nigeria, local TV reports
"The Niger State Government has received with deep sadness the disturbing news of the kidnapping of pupils from St. Mary's School," said the Niger State government.
Gunmen kill vice principal, abduct female students in attack on Nigerian school
The assailants, armed with rifles and reportedly using coordinated tactics, stormed the Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School in Maga town around 1 a.m. local time.
Budapest police says 31-year-old woman wore a wig, posed as charity worker to kidnap newborn
"I can't have children, so I stole the newborn, but i already regret it," the suspect told investigators.
US issues travel advisory to Niger after kidnapping
Government staff in Niger must travel in armored vehicles and observe a mandatory curfew, the department said, and restaurants and open-air markets are off limits to them.
Manhunt in Israel after Arabic-speaking man attempts to abduct girl, force her into his car trunk
Witnesses reportedly chased off the suspect, preventing the abduction in the city’s main Sokolov Street.
Taiba man indicted for planning to kidnap an IDF soldier
Azzam had consumed on social media, including on the Telegram app, Hamas-related content.
Police not doing enough to find Haymanot Kasau, family tells Knesset panel
Haymanot Kasau’s family accused police of neglect nearly two years after she disappeared, telling MKs her case would be treated differently if she weren’t Ethiopian.
