Category: kidnappers

Philippine Police Say They Killed 4 Chinese Kidnap Suspects

MANILA, Philippines—Philippine police killed four suspected Chinese kidnappers in a gunbattle and rescued a Chinese man they had allegedly abducted in a central city, officials said Tuesday. Backed by a SWAT team and intelligence agents, police raided a hideout in Lapu Lapu city on Monday night after tracking down the suspects, who had received a…


Kidnappers in Nigeria Demand Ransom to Release 80 Schoolchildren

KADUNA, Nigeria—Kidnappers are demanding a ransom of one million naira each to release around 80 children snatched from a boarding school in northern Nigeria last month, according to a pastor involved in the negotiations for their release. The attack on the Bethel Baptist High School in the state of Kaduna was the 10th mass school…