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Seven suspects detained by French gendarmes after a 58-hour hostage situation involving a Swiss crypto entrepreneur; ransom demands targeted wealthy individuals in the cryptocurrency sector.

French authorities have detained seven people in an investigation into the kidnapping of a young Swiss citizen believed to be the latest abduction targeting the hugely lucrative cryptocurrency world, a source close to the case said on Thursday.

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The young man was released on Sunday, 31 August, thanks to an intervention by the security forces, and the suspects were charged and brought before the courts on Thursday, 4 September.

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France detains seven over new cryptocurrency kidnapping

French authorities have detained seven people in an investigation into the kidnapping of a young Swiss citizen believed to be the latest abduction targeting the hugely lucrative cryptocurrency world, a source close to the case said on Thursday.

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A young Swiss man had been found tied up in a house near the TGV station in Valencia, according to "Le Dauphiné libéré". His release mobilized 150 gendarmes.

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The young man of twenty years old had been detained for several days in the center of Valencia (Drôme), reveals Le Dauphiné Libéré.

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