Published 28 days ago

Teenager Who Disappeared 26 Years Ago Rescued From Neighbour's Cellar Just 100 Metres From Home

An Algerian man, Omar B., missing for 26 years during the Algerian Civil War, was found in Djelfa, just 200 meters away, as reported by the country's justice ministry.
Omar B. Was discovered due to his captor's brother airing grievances on social media, possibly due to an inheritance dispute.
The captor, a 61-year-old doorman, was apprehended after an attempted escape; reports claim the victim couldn't seek help due to a spell cast by the captor.

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BBC News

Algerian man found alive in cellar after 26 years

Officials have arrested a 61-year-old man suspected of keeping him prisoner.

28 days ago·United Kingdom

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The Independent

‘Kidnapped’ Algerian man rescued after 26 years from neighbour’s cellar

Neighbour, 61, arrested on suspicion of kidnapping Omran as a teenager

28 days ago·London, United Kingdom

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NDTV

Teenager Who Disappeared 26 Years Ago Rescued From Neighbour's Cellar Just 100 Metres From Home

A man who disappeared 26 years ago, at the age of 17, was found alive just 100 metres from his residence in Algeria. According to New York Post, Omar Bin Omran was rescued from the house of his kidnapper after he went missing on his way to school in 1998. Omar, now 45, was kept in the basement below the neighbour's floor in some kind of sheep pen. The man who kidnapped Omar, a 61-year-old who lived alone, was taken into custody.

29 days ago·New Delhi, India

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Daily Express

Man found alive in hole in ground after neighbour held him captive for 26 years

Omar Bin Imran is believed to have disappeared from the Algerian city of Djelfa in 1998 and has been kept inside his neighbour's home ever since.

28 days ago·United Kingdom

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Daily Mirror

Family of man held captive in neighbour's cellar issue major update on condition

Omar Bin Omran was kidnapped 27 years ago and has now been found alive in his neighbour's cellar in Algeria, but he didn't call for help because of a heartbreaking reason

27 days ago·London, United Kingdom

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