Terrorism Kidnapping On the Rise!

Interesting Article: "International terrorist kidnappings for ransom increase, UN Security Council says" by Associated Press / UN published Friday, May 4th, 2012.

The U.N. Security Council says international terrorism is increasingly motivated by intolerance and extremism and its perpetrators are increasingly resorting to kidnapping for ransom and coordinating acts with organized crime. A presidential statement approved by the council Friday also expressed concern at the growing use of the internet and new information and communications technologies by terrorists to recruit, incite, finance and prepare their illegal activities.
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/05/04/international-terrorist-kidnappings-for-ransom-increase-un-security-council/#ixzz1tvzhDhNL

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