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Carlos Tevez's stepfather freed after Argentina kidnap

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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><img alt="Carlos Tevez celebrates after Juventus beat Atalanta BC 1-0 - 5 May 2014" height="351" src="http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/76613000/jpg/_76613978_carlos_tevez_getty.jpg" style="-webkit-user-select: none; border: 0px; font-style: italic; position: relative;" width="624" /></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The stepfather of Argentine football star Carlos Tevez has been freed after being kidnapped on the outskirts of Buenos Aires and held for eight hours.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Juan Alberto Cabral was taken by a group of men while driving his car in Moron, some 30km (19 miles) west of Argentina's capital.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Police said Tevez's family had received several calls from the men demanding a ransom to free Mr Cabral.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Local media say a ransom of 40,000 pesos (£3,000; $5,000) was paid.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Neither the family nor the authorities have confirmed whether a payment was made.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"He is OK," a spokesman for the family said.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Tevez's biological father was killed when he was young, and the player was raised by Mr Cabral.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The former Manchester United and Manchester City striker is reported to have left Italy, where he now plays for Juventus, to travel to Argentina.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The BBC's Ignacio de los Reyes in Buenos Aires says it is unclear whether the kidnapping was pre-meditated or if the group just targeted an expensive-looking car.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">It is not the first time relatives of football stars have been the targets of kidnappings in Argentina.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">In 2002, the brother of former Argentina and Barcelona player Juan Roman Riquelme was kidnapped and the footballer allegedly paid $160,000 (£95,000) to free him.</span></div>
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Carlos Tevez's stepfather freed after Argentina kidnap

The stepfather of Argentine football star Carlos Tevez has been freed after being kidnapped on the outskirts of Buenos Aires and held ...

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Sudanese woman Meriam Ibrahim meets the Pope

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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Sudanese woman, Meriam Ibrahim, who flew into Italy this morning in company of her husband Daniel Wani and their two children Martin and Maya, met with Pope Francis at Casa Santa Martath inside the Vatican.<br /><br />According to the head of the Vatican Press Office, Father Federico Lombardi, the meeting took place in a 'very serene & affectionate' environment, and Pope Francis thanked Meriam for her 'courageous witness to perseverance in the Faith.'<br /><br />Fr. Lombardi said Meriam thanked the Pope for his prayers, saying they provided great support and encouragement to her during her ordeal. See more photos after the cut...<br /><br /><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=6089869001362915509" name="more"></a></span><br />
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Sudanese woman Meriam Ibrahim meets the Pope

Thursday, July 24, 2014 Sudanese woman, Meriam Ibrahim, who flew into Italy this morning in company of her husband Daniel Wani an...

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Carlos Tevez's stepfather freed after Argentina kidnap

Sudanese woman Meriam Ibrahim meets the Pope

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