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flag French police arrested five after a magistrate and her mother were kidnapped for 30 hours, ransomed in cryptocurrency, and escaped injured.

flag French authorities have arrested five people after a 35-year-old magistrate and her 67-year-old mother were kidnapped in southeastern France and held for about 30 hours. flag The victims were found injured in a garage in Bourg-les-Valence and managed to escape, prompting a 160-officer police operation. flag Kidnappers demanded cryptocurrency ransom and threatened mutilation, targeting the magistrate’s partner, a senior figure in a crypto start-up. flag No ransom was paid. flag The case is part of a rising trend of crypto-related kidnappings in France, including violent incidents in 2025 involving high-profile individuals.

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