Hostages for fortunes: why governments still pay terror ransoms
Terrorist kidnapping and extortion is now a multi-million pound industry, according to a UN report – and the average value of a foreign hostage is £1.7m.
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Terrorist kidnapping and extortion is now a multi-million pound industry, according to a UN report – and the average value of a foreign hostage is £1.7m.
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