Sentence examples for abducted it from inspiring English sources

After the Britons were abducted, it quickly became clear that the group intended to use them as bargaining chips to win the release of the Khazali brothers and others.

Yemi says that after he was abducted, it took the British government two weeks to determine whether her partner was a British citizen or not.

"People forcibly moved or abducted, it appears, are either intended to be used as human shields or — depending on their perceived affiliations — killed," United Nations human rights spokeswoman Ravina Shamdasani said in a news conference, according to The Guardian.

Though the sources have helped shed light on the chain of events that led to Fuentes being abducted, it's still unclear exactly how and why she was targeted.

In a statement, the United Nations said that up to 30,000 head of cattle had been stolen and that it was investigating the possibility that as many as 200 people had been abducted, making it one of the largest attacks in recent memory.

A 5-year-old girl is abducted, and it may not be a simple carjacking.

In 2014, approximately 5,270 Yazidis were abducted and it's believed that more than 3,100 are still being held in captivity.

Her brother was also abducted but it is believed that he died while still being held captive.

LONDON — An affiliate of Al Qaeda in North Africa said Wednesday that it had killed a Briton it abducted in January because its demand of freedom for a jailed cleric had not been met.

It says it has also abducted a soldier, though it is thought more likely that it is holding a soldier's body – still a significant bargaining chip.

Last month it abducted 223 schoolgirls in north-eastern Nigeria, where it is based.