Cryptocurrency extortionists in Paris sever kidnap victim’s finger

The French entrepreneur whose father was kidnapped runs a cryptocurrency company based in Malta and France, Le Parisien newspaper reported. — AP

PARIS: Criminals kidnapped the father of a cryptocurrency entrepreneur in Paris and severed one of his fingers to extort millions from him.

The police managed to free the kidnapping victim and arrest the suspects through an extraordinary operation, French Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau confirmed on May 4.