Khobar Attempted Kidnap of British National
Nov 18th 2015, 11:35 am
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Khobar Attempted Kidnap of British National
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/saudi-arabia
GOV.UK travel advice: "On 14 November 2015, there was an attempted kidnap of a British national in Al Khobar."
Can't find any more info on this searching from here.
GOV.UK travel advice: "On 14 November 2015, there was an attempted kidnap of a British national in Al Khobar."
Can't find any more info on this searching from here.
Nov 18th 2015, 9:24 pm
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Re: Khobar Attempted Kidnap of British National
Not there anymore?
Nov 18th 2015, 11:35 pm
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Re: Khobar Attempted Kidnap of British National
Seems odd. Still there when I click the link, in Summary and Safety & Security sections.
Still current at: 19 November 2015
Updated: 17 November 2015
Latest update: Safety and security section (Crime) - on 14 November 2015 there was an attempted kidnap of a British national in Al Khobar
Still current at: 19 November 2015
Updated: 17 November 2015
Latest update: Safety and security section (Crime) - on 14 November 2015 there was an attempted kidnap of a British national in Al Khobar
Nov 19th 2015, 12:02 am
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Re: Khobar Attempted Kidnap of British National
Interesting. The security reports I get from the various companies we subscribe to all state the kidnap was successful
Guess our embassy knows best ?
Guess our embassy knows best ?
Nov 19th 2015, 7:40 am
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Re: Khobar Attempted Kidnap of British National
and absolutely no news on the ground at all... strange.
Nov 26th 2015, 7:28 am
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Re: Khobar Attempted Kidnap of British National
Any news yet on this from anyone actually out there? All I know is the official embassy line and then someone above suggested maybe the attempt had been successful which contradicts this. I realise getting any kind of accurate news is nigh on impossible ha ha.
Nov 26th 2015, 7:52 am
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Re: Khobar Attempted Kidnap of British National
there's been absolutely no information from any source official or otherwise here in Khobar. If this had been a successful kidnap, I can't see how that could be kept quiet.
But then, I've been naive before...
But then, I've been naive before...
Nov 29th 2015, 1:14 pm
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Re: Khobar Attempted Kidnap of British National
International SOS says it was unsuccessful and appeared to be a failed mugging.
