Sentence examples for kidnapping activities from inspiring English sources

"It's very clear that in the last couple of years they have stepped up their kidnapping activities basically as a fund-raising exercise," Mr. Puno said.

Today's poverty and trash along the Niger River Delta and the kidnapping activities of speedboat pirates suggest the theory has some validity.

Abou Zeid, 46, was credited with having significantly expanded the jihadist group's field of operations to Tunisia and Niger, and for kidnapping activities across the region.

Sadly, this resulted in increased terrorist and kidnapping activity from both groups.All this underscores a fundamental flaw in the government's peace policy: not giving sufficient importance to its military and security strategy, as a means to improve its position at the negotiating table with all rebel groups, while maintaining public support.

In court, however, all four of the accused have denied the charges of murder, kidnapping and terrorist activities.

The Americans say that an Iraqi patrol accompanied by American advisers killed 16 insurgents in a firefight during a search "to capture and detain insurgents responsible for kidnapping and execution activities".

Abu Sayyaf is notorious for its kidnap-for-ransom activities and has victimized not only Filipinos but also foreigners.

"The safe haven of kidnapping operations and terrorist activities in Zamboanga Sibugay has fallen".

Mr. Nosov and Mr. Gozman had sought a greater role in the mob group's activities by kidnapping the boxer for ransom, the indictment said.

These militants "generate funds through criminal activities like kidnapping for ransom, bank robbery, street robbery and other heinous crimes," the report says.

Last February, the FARC announced that it would cease its longstanding practice of financing its activities by kidnapping civilians for ransom.