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Three students kidnapped in Nigeria shot dead: report

Three students kidnapped in Nigeria were shot dead, reported AFP on Friday.

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Local Libyan mayor kidnapped by unidentified gunmen

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Syrian parents tearful at reunion with IS-kidnapped sons

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6 civilians shot dead in N. Afghanistan: police

At least six Afghan civilians were shot dead by armed men along a highway after militants intercepted three vehicles in the country's northern province of Kunduz on Tuesday, a local police said.

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IS releases 22 abducted Christian Assyrians in northern Syria

​A total of 22 abducted Syrian Assyrians were released by the Islamic State (IS) militants, who kidnapped them along with tens of Assyrians last February, Assyrian activists said Tuesday.

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3 Spanish journalists kidnapped in Syria

​Three Spanish journalists are missing, who were feared to have been kidnapped, in or around the Syrian City of Aleppo, according to reports in the Spanish press.

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IS releases 25 kidnapped Kurdish students in northern Syria

The Islamic State (IS) militant group released 25 Kurdish students it had snatched in Syria's northern province of Aleppo last May, a monitoring group said Wednesday.

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French FM confirms kidnapping of French priest in Cameroon

French foreign ministry confirmed on Thursday that a French priest was kidnapped between Wednesday night and Thursday morning in Cameroon.

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French journalists detained in Syria "alive": Hollande

French President Francois Hollande on Sunday said he had "proof of life" of the two journalists kidnapped in Syria three months ago.

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Lebanon issues 13 arrest warrants for abduction of Turkish pilots

Lebanon on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against three detainees and 10 family members of the 11 pilgrims abducted in Syria, on charges of "forming an armed gang and abducting the two Turkish pilots," the state-run National News Agency quoted a judiciary officer as saying.