Amanda Lindhout
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Amanda Lindhout reveals it was Calgary Flames co-owner who helped pay ransom to free herA Calgary businessman and philanthropist says he paid roughly $750,000 to help free kidnapped journalist Amanda Lindhout in Somalia.CanadaOct 16, 2018
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Amanda Lindhout kidnapper gets 15 years in prisonA Somalian man found guilty in the kidnapping of Amanda Lindhout has been sentenced to 15 years in prison.CanadaJun 18, 2018
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Amanda Lindhout recounts horrors of captivity: ‘I sometimes wake up screaming’The Alberta journalist read her victim impact statement Wednesday at the sentencing hearing for Ali Omar Ader, describing the abuse and sexual assault she endured while captive in Somalia.CanadaMar 28, 2018
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Sentencing arguments in Amanda Lindhout kidnapping case set for MarchSentencing arguments are slated for March 22 in the case of a Somalian man found guilty in the kidnapping of Amanda Lindhout.CanadaJan 5, 2018
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Nigel Brennan reacts to being called ‘heroic’ in judgment of Lindhout caseNigel Brennan was held in Somalia alongside Amanda Lindhout and refused to leave even after money had been secured for his release.WorldDec 6, 2017
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Amanda Lindhout’s kidnapper found guilty of hostage-takingAli Omar Ader has been found guilty in the kidnapping of Amanda Lindhout in Somalia.CanadaDec 6, 2017
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Amanda Lindhout’s accused kidnapper contradicts own testimony at trialAli Omar Ader contradicted his own testimony several times Wednesday during cross-examination by the Crown attorney.CanadaOct 18, 2017
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Accused hostage taker of Amanda Lindhout claims he lied to undercover RCMP agentsAli Omar Ader says he lied to undercover agents when he boasted getting $10,000 for his role as negotiator in the Amanda Lindhout hostage-taking.CanadaOct 17, 2017
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Mother of Amanda Lindhout pens memoir describing nightmare of daughter’s kidnapping"Writing a memoir does take courage because everybody is going to see you differently," Stewart said.CanadaOct 17, 2017
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Sobbing Amanda Lindhout tells of abduction as kidnapping trial beginsAmanda Lindhout sobbed as she approached the witness box to describe her abduction at gunpoint, the beginning of what she calls 460 days of hell.CanadaOct 5, 2017
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