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Selon la police les ravisseurs exigèrent une rançon, mais la libérèrent après que sa mère leur eut affirmé que la famille n’avait pas d’argent.
Police said her captors had asked for ransom but had released her after her mother assured them the family had no money.
Selon sa famille, des éléments de l'entourage de Gbagbo voulaient éliminer Kieffer après qu'il eut affirmé dans plusieurs de ses articles que des pots-de-vin provenant des exportations de cacao avaient servi à acheter des armes pour la guerre civile contre les rebelles du nord.
His family said elements in Gbagbo's entourage wanted to eliminate Kieffer after several of his articles claimed that kickbacks from cocoa exports were being used to purchase arms for the civil war against rebels in the north.
Le lendemain, les habitants de Saville-row auraient été bien surpris, si on leur eût affirmé que
The dwellers in Saville Row would have been surprised the next day, if they had been told that Phileas Fogg had returned home.
Le lendemain, les habitants de Saville-row auraient été bien surpris, si on leur eût affirmé que Mr. Fogg avait réintégré son domicile.
The dwellers in Saville Row would have been surprised the next day, if they had been told that Phileas Fogg had returned home.
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