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Athens News Agency: News in English, 09-01-20
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[01] Abducted shipowner freed
[01] Abducted shipowner freed
Well-known local shipping executive Pericles Panagopoulos, kidnapped
more than a week ago outside his southeast Athens home, was found
unharmed in the early morning hours Tuesday after his family reportedly
paid a huge ransom.
Panagopoulos, 74, was spotted by the crew of a police patrol car
sitting on a park bench outside a rest stop on the outskirts of western
industrial Athens. Earlier, the shipping magnate's wife had reportedly
left a large cache of euros at a designated spot on the Athens-Lamia
highway, north of the capital.
He was later taken to his home in an exclusive seaside district where
his family and personal doctor awaited, as reports over the past days
noted that he suffers from a heart condition.
Caption: ANA-MPA file photo of Pericles Panagopoulos
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