Parisian hailed as a hero for helping thwart crypto kidnapping


Nabil, who intervened when a masked gang attempted to kidnap the daughter of a crypto businessman, talks to the local media at Rue Pache street, in Paris, France, May 14, 2025. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

PARIS (Reuters) -A Parisian shop-owner who helped prevent a masked gang from kidnapping the daughter of a French crypto businessman has been hailed as a hero after he rushed at the attackers with a fire extinguisher.

French prosecutors are investigating after a gang on Tuesday attempted to kidnap a woman identified by the local press as the daughter of a crypto boss. The brazen attempted kidnapping on the streets of Paris is at least the third attack against French crypto industry players in recent months, underlining growing threats to the industry's wealthy entrepreneurs.

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