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Kidnapping has become a swelling line item in the global economy. The nabbing of wealthy individuals and executives has metastasized into a worldwide business.
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Abu Sayyaf bandits in the Philippines who are holding two aid workers for more than two weeks now in Basilan province are asking P1-million “negotiation...
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