French ‘bossnappers’ release hostages

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Series Details 9.4.09
Publication Date 09/04/2009
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Article reporta that French workers released on the 8 April 2009 four managers of a British manufacturer (Scapa) held hostage for more than 18 hours, in a direct challenge to President Nicolas Sarkozy’s assurances that he would end 'bossnapping'. Mr Sarkozy had denounced the spate of executive hostage-taking and promised legal action against perpetrators.

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France24, 7.4.09: Almost half of French people sympathise with ‘bossnappings’ http://www.france24.com/en/20090407-almost-half-french-people-think-bossnapping-acceptable-economic-crisis-layoffs-france-kidnappings
The Times, 8.4.09: British managers 'bossnapped' in France http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article6058957.ece
The Guardian, 8.4.09: French workers release 'bossnapped' British bosses http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/apr/08/bossnapping-france-scapa
Website: Scapa http://www.scapa.com/en/
BBC News, 8.4.09: French workers release UK bosses http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7989683.stm

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