Kenyan Police Rescue Kidnapped Canadian Man Held for 4 Days
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A Kenyan senior police officer says police have rescued a Canadian man kidnapped four days ago, shooting three of his suspected kidnappers.
David Kerina says the man was rescued Saturday when undercover police tricked his captors into collecting a $131,578 ransom they had demanded.
The Canadian was kidnapped Wednesday after dropping his child off at school in Nairobi, Kenya's capital.
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Kerina declined to identify the Canadian, but said he was safe and had not been mistreated.
Last year Kenya was hit by a kidnapping epidemic. Most victims were Kenyans, though a few were foreigners.