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British woman who was kidnapped in Malawi rescued by police after shootout

Four of Nurat Osman’s alleged abductors were killed during rescue after she was taken from outside her home last week A British woman kidnapped in Malawi last week has been rescued by police after a shootout in which four of her alleged abductors were killed. Nusrat Osman was abducted outside her home in the southern city of Blantyre on 11 September at about 12.30pm. Police had offered a reward…

British woman who was kidnapped in Malawi rescued by police after shootout

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Extra patrols at London St Pancras station after crime gang arrested

Security at London ’s St Pancras station is to be stepped up after a spate of Algerian criminals targeting wealthy passengers and stealing their luggage. British Transport Police (BTP) are to increase patrols of plainclothes officers around the railway station, whose own security staff will also have a greater presence, after a number of…

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