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Mar 19, 4:03 pm

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Seven Suspects Charged With Kidnapping and Torturing Crypto Professional's Parents for $9 Million Ransom

In France, police have charged seven suspects with kidnapping and torturing a retired doctor and his wife, parents of a crypto industry professional, demanding a $9 million ransom. The attackers filmed the ordeal and threatened more violence if the ransom was not paid.

In France, police have charged seven suspects with kidnapping and torturing a retired doctor and his wife, parents of a crypto industry professional, demanding a $9 million ransom. The attackers filmed the ordeal and threatened more violence if the ransom was not paid.

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