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Police Sting Frees Canadian Kidnapped in Kenya

  • Location Nairobi.
  • Date Feb 22 2010
  • Time 01:33
  • Category KIDNAPPING   
  • Incident Incident
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Kenyan police have freed a Canadian man kidnapped in the country by luring his captors into an ambush. The kidnappers seized the man Wednesday after he dropped his child off at school. Authorities agreed to pay a ransom of 10 million shillings (about $138,000 Canadian). When the kidnappers arrived, undercover officers were waiting for them. During the ensuing gun battle, three of the suspects were shot. The Star - Toronto, Canada Edition.
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