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  "id": 15423405,
  "title": "R3m ransom demanded after Bangladeshi man kidnapped in Free State hijacking",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/r3m-ransom-demanded-after-bangladeshi-man-kidnapped-in-free-state",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-18T13:34:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/r3m-ransom-demanded-after-bangladeshi-man-kidnapped-in-free-state-hijacking/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Police are searching for Nadim Hoshen after his Nissan Qashqai was found abandoned, with his family reportedly receiving a R3 million ransom demand a day after his disappearance.",
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        "outlet": "IOL",
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        "published": "2026-10-18T11:57:00.000Z"
      },
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        "outlet": "SABC News",
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        "published": "2026-10-18T12:30:40.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}