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Venezuelan Globovision editor Nairobi Pinto kidnapped
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-26925682Nairobi Pinto was seized by two masked gunmen at her home in the capital Caracas, her father Luis said.
He asked the kidnappers to "see sense" and release his daughter.
Kidnappings, especially for ransom, are not uncommon in Venezuela, and a number of diplomats, as well as businessmen and athletes, have been abducted over the past years.
While the majority of those kidnapped for ransom are released hours or days after they were taken, some kidnap victims have been killed or died from injuries sustained during their ordeal.
