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Crime

Migrants taken hostage in Greece

Anthee Carassava
May 24, 2019

Human smugglers have long exploited the plight of migrants, charging them hefty fees to secure safe and secret passage to Europe. But now they've found a new way to make an extra mint out of migrants' misery: hostage taking. Anthee Carassava reports from Athens on this disturbing trend.

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