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Hostages on a bus in Greece: kidnappers asked for flying away towards Russia

Athens, Greece - In case of denial by Greek authorities, they would have threatened, the vehicle could explode

Two Russian-native men have been kidnapping more than 20 persons aboard a bus in Athens from 06:00 am (local time) this morning. At first, it was thought they were Albanian-natives, but later the two men asked Police surrounding the vehicle to be allowed to leave the country by a flight bound for Russia from the Greek capital airport. The driver and other two persons had succeeded in escaping when...

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Rome, Italy, 12/15/2004 12:29
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