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300 migrants bound for UK kidnapped and threatened with kidney removal
Hundreds of illegal migrants heading to Britain last summer were kidnapped and tortured in Libya, it has been revealed. More than 300 young men are said to be threatened with forced organ removal if they do not pay a ransom of £3,700. The migrants, from Iraqi Kurdistan, described being held in inhu...
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What happenedThe Iraqi Kurds were captured by a militia who demanded a ransom of $5,000 (£3,700) per person.
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Hundreds of illegal migrants heading to Britain kidnapped and tortured in Libya
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Hundreds of illegal migrants heading to Britain last summer were kidnapped and tortured in Libya, it has been revealed. More than 300 young men are said to be threatened with forced organ r...
