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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 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 kidnapping: accused to face trial next OctoberA man charged with taking journalist Amanda Lindhout hostage in Somalia is slated to face trial by judge alone next October.CanadaDec 22, 2016
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RCMP charges Syrian intelligence officer in Maher Arar torture caseThe RCMP is laying a torture charge against a former Syrian military intelligence officer for alleged involvement in the brutal treatment of Ottawa telecommunications engineer Maher Arar.CanadaSep 1, 2015
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Somali man charged in Amanda Lindhout kidnappingAlmost seven years after the overseas hostage-taking of former journalist Amanda Lindhout, the RCMP have arrested and charged a Somalian man with the crime.CrimeJun 12, 2015