Captive Canadian Woman Feared Dead in Pakistan

The Globe and Mail – March 17, 2011 Kidnapped in northern Pakistan in November 2008, West Vancouver’s Beverly Giesbrecht had dreamed of getting an interview with Osama bin Laden. A few months ago, there were unconfirmed reports in Pakistan media that she had died in captivity. “She was in poor health going in,” her friend…

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French Diplomat Evades His Somali Captors

French security agent kidnapped by insurgents in Somalia last month said he escaped while his captors slept, then walked five hours through one of the most dangerous cities in the world to safety at the country’s presidential palace. Marc Aubriere, who was seized along with another agent in July 14, denied reports that he killed…

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