Kidnapping
Abductors kill priest in Nigeria after a month in captivity, church leader says
Archbishop Henry Ndakuba said Venerable Edwin Achi, seized with his wife and daughter from their home in Kaduna state on October 28, was murdered after spending about a month in captivity.
Kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls have been released, official says
What's behind Nigeria's latest school abductions, church attack? - explainer
‘We're ghosts of people’: Families of aid workers abducted by Houthis speak out
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.
Ex-Shin Bet chief named in connection to kidnapping of German millionaire's children - report
According to the report, Peri's mission was to assemble the team of kidnappers, which consisted of eight people - most of them Israelis with a security background.
Authorities thwart attempted terror attack in Jerusalem
A Palestinian was arrested in Jerusalem after attempting to carry out a terrorist attack, including a soldier kidnapping.
Dozens of kidnapped Colombian soldiers released, says defense ministry
The soldiers were kidnapped on August 25 after clashes in a rural part of the El Retorno municipality left 11 guerrillas dead, including a commander of a dissident faction of the former FARC rebels.
