abduction
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He was taken to police in Toulouse, before being brought to the UK where an investigation into potential abduction was opened.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
The FBI, National Security Council, state department, Delta Force and the Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service were in contact about her abduction, sources familiar told CBS.
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
With him was 35-year-old Hani, a technically minded cousin who spearheaded the effort to understand how the abduction took place, and who gave only his first name to avoid reprisals.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026
Savannah Guthrie will appear Thursday on NBC’s “Today” for the first time since the Feb. 1 abduction of her mother.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026
“This event happened too long before the abduction of Emmett Till,” he said.
From "Mississippi Trial, 1955" by Chris Crowe
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