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Gunmen kill 323, kidnap 949 in 3 months in Nigerian state
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Kaduna [Nigeria], May 1 (ANI/Xinhua): A total of 323 people were killed and 949 others kidnapped within three months in a spate of attacks by gunmen who have been on the rampage in Nigeria's northwestern state of Kaduna, an official data released by the government on Friday indicated.
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Three ONGC employees abducted by armed miscreants in Assam's Sivasargar di
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], April 21 (ANI): Three employees of the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) have been abducted by unknown armed miscreants from the rig site of ONGC in Assam's Sivasagar district, the ONGC informed on Wednesday.
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Sukhbir Singh Badal condemns abduction, assault of youth by Delhi Police
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], April 11 (ANI): Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) President Sukhbir Singh Badal on Sunday condemned the abduction and brutal assault of a youth by the Delhi Police in Patiala and said chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh was directly responsible for the atrocities being inflict
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Crimes against children in Pakistan on the rise, 8 children abused every d
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 10 (ANI): Pakistan witnessed a rise in crimes against children including child sexual abuse, abduction and child marriages, and eight children were abused every day in the country in one form or another in 2020, according to a report.
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Gunmen kill 8 in separate attacks in NW Nigeria
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria], April 1 (ANI/Xinhua): Unidentified gunmen in separate attacks invaded three local government areas in a state in northwest Nigeria and killed eight people, an official said on Wednesday.
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UP: 22-year-old abducted in Aligarh, ransom of Rs 19 lakh demanded
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Aligarh (Uttar Pradesh) [India], March 25 (ANI): A 22-year-old youth has been abducted in Khair town of Uttar Pradesh's Aligarh district and unknown persons have demanded a ransom of Rs 19 lakh in exchange for the boy's safe return, police said.
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Gunmen kill at least 40 civilians in west Niger
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Niamey [Niger], March 22 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 40 civilians were killed Sunday night by unidentified gunmen in several locations in Niger's western region of Tahoua, close to the border with Mali, a security source told Xinhua on Monday.
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Girl alleges gangrape in UP's Barabanki, case registered
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Barabanki (Uttar Pradesh) [India], March 18 (ANI): A girl has alleged that she was raped by four youth from her village in Zaidpur of Uttar Pradesh's Barabanki district on Wednesday, said the police.
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US calls on Iran to answer for Levinson
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], March 10 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday (local time) called on the Iranian government to provide "credible answers" surrounding the abduction and likely death of former FBI agent Robert Levinson on the 14th anniversary of his disappearance.
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42 people including students abducted from school in Nigeria released
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Lagos [Nigeria], February 27 (ANI): At least 42 people, including students, who were kidnapped last week in an armed raid at a state-run school in Kagara in Niger state, northwest Nigeria, have been released, the vice-principal of the school, Mallam Saidu said on Saturday.
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Gunmen kill 3 policemen, abduct civilian in southeast Nigeria
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria], February 22 (ANI/Xinhua): Three policemen were killed when gunmen attacked a zoological garden in southeast Nigeria, authorities said on Monday.
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Baloch rights group holds march in Islamabad against abduction, torture by
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 18 (ANI): In a bid to highlight the plight of minority communities in Pakistan, a rights group -- Baloch Voice of Missing Persons (BVMP) has been holding demonstrations in Islamabad over the issue of forced abduction, torture, and harassment of the people of
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