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Finnish kidnap victim freed after 14-million-dollar ransom paid
Jun 14, 2009, 16:38 GMT
Helsinki - The daughter of a Finnish industrialist was released this weekend after a two-and-a-half-week kidnapping ordeal after payment of a 10-million-euro (14-million-dollar) ransom, police reported on Sunday.
Minna Nurminen, 26, was released in a forest near the city of Turku on Saturday after the ransom's payment. Police said she was in good health. She had been reported missing May 27.
She is a daughter of Hanna Nurminen, an heir to the Herlin family and owner of elevator manufacturer Kone. The mother is considered to be Finland's richest woman.
Minna Nurminen's parents had cooperated with police in their contacts with the kidnappers, including on the decision to pay the ransom.
Shortly after the payment, one of the alleged kidnappers lost several thousand of the euro notes, which were picked up by a passerby and returned to police. Officers later arrested a 44-year- old female suspect in the kidnapping.
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