French magistrate and her mother escape 30-hour crypto ransom kidnapping as French police arrest six suspects in botched plot. [theblock](
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Promote with Leviathan NewsFrench police arrested six suspects, including a minor, after a magistrate and her mother were kidnapped in southeastern France and held for about 30 hours in what investigators believe was a crypto-ransom plot. The pair were taken from their home near Grenoble, tied up in a garage, assaulted, and later escaped or were rescued before any ransom was paid; prosecutors said the kidnappers demanded payment in cryptocurrency and threatened mutilation if it was not delivered.
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