Hostage-takers hold Tartu family at gunpoint for a million euros

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According to the indictment, three men in black masks broke into an apartment in Tartu on the evening of March 10 last year. The four victims were threatened with a gun and an alleged bomb. At the same time, a video call was made to their loved ones, demanding one million euros. Finally, the victims were tied up, forbidding them to leave the apartment and contact the police.

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A preliminary hearing in a criminal case centered on an extraordinary hostage-taking that took place in March last year was held at Tartu County Court on Thursday morning. According to the prosecution's accusation, the foreigners arrived in Estonia solely to commit a crime ordered by them.