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Bangladeshi man found chained in Greece as captors sought ransom
ekathimerini.com ^ | Sunday March 31, 2013 (20:14)

Posted on 03/31/2013 1:21:04 PM PDT by DeaconBenjamin

A 22-year-old man was found chained to a pole in a disused greenhouse by local police in Ileia in the Peloponnese on Saturday after being held captive by a gang of compatriots who had been demanding ransom for his release from his family in Bangladesh.

According to police reports, nine suspects, all Bangladeshi nationals, had abducted the 22-year-old laborer and held him in the old greenhouse. They demanded 5,000 euros from their captive's family for his release, of which they received 2,000 euros.

Police, who located the victim in the greenhouse after acting on tip-off from another Bangladeshi man who expressed concern about his whereabouts, found evidence that the 22-year-old had been repeatedly beaten.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: hostage

1 posted on 03/31/2013 1:21:04 PM PDT by DeaconBenjamin
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To: DeaconBenjamin

Gees, does any family in Bangladesh have 5,000 Euros?


2 posted on 03/31/2013 1:42:46 PM PDT by Red_Devil 232 (VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
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To: DeaconBenjamin

Not real smart there kidnapping a laborer who probably doesn’t have any money to start with.


3 posted on 03/31/2013 1:59:49 PM PDT by bgill
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To: DeaconBenjamin
found chained to a pole in a disused greenhouse by local police

Why did the police chain him to a pole?

4 posted on 03/31/2013 2:52:56 PM PDT by Izzy Dunne (Hello, I'm a TAGLINE virus. Please help me spread by copying me into YOUR tag line.)
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To: Izzy Dunne

Having trouble imputing meaning from context, are we?


5 posted on 03/31/2013 3:11:16 PM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (What word begins with "O" and ends in economic collapse?)
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