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Canadian man says kidnappers wanted to torture him for his Bitcoin: Report

An unnamed Canadian man says he’s been forced to move from one Airbnb to another to evade his suspected kidnappers.

A Canadian volunteer moderator of a crypto forum has reportedly gone into hiding with his family after kidnappers allegedly attempted to abduct him and force him to give up his Bitcoin. 

The victim, who wasn’t named in Canadian French language news outlet La Presse’s Jan. 6 report, claims he saw the accused prepare a violent attack before he and his children managed to escape.

“It’s incredible violence,” the man told La Presse.

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