Kidnapped father of French crypto-millionaire rescued

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The victim in the latest case is reported to be in his 50s. Le Parisien newspaper said his kidnappers demanded his wealthy son pay a 5-7m euro ransom (£4.2-5.9m).
Police were reportedly led to the house by phone signals. The four suspects are being questioned.
In a post on X late on Saturday, French Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau congratulated investigators for an "exceptional job in freeing this man".
The incident comes less than four months after David Balland, co-founder of the cryptocurrency firm Ledger, was abducted with his wife at their home in central France.
They were rescued by police within days. Mr Balland also had a finger cut off.
The criminals had demanded a 10m euro ransom (£8.5m). Six men and a woman were arrested in connection with that case.
And in early January, a 56-year-old man was found alive in the boot of a car near the western city of Le Mans.
Media reports say his abductors had tried to extort money from his son, a cryptocurrency influencer based in Dubai.

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