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Bbc World
2026-06-09
300 Migrants Bound for UK Kidnapped and Threatened with Organ Removal
A group of approximately 300 Iraqi Kurdish migrants en route to the UK were kidnapped by a militia demanding a $5,000 ransom per person, with threats of kidney removal.
The Iraqi Kurds were captured by a militia who demanded a ransom of $5,000 (£3,700) per person.