British woman who was kidnapped in Malawi rescued by police after shootout

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• The Guardian
  British woman who was kidnapped in Malawi rescued by police after shootout

  <p>Four of Nurat Osman’s alleged abductors were killed during rescue after she was taken from outside her home last week</p><p>A British woman kidnapped in Malawi last week has been rescued by police after a shootout in which four of her alleged abductors were killed.</p><p>Nusrat Osman was abducted outside her home in the southern city of Blantyre on 11 September at about 12.30pm. Police had <a href="https://www.facebook.com/malawipolice/posts/pfbid02SgvBBVEhDbZA4RnTDfUFe8ethHvTrZKKS11jX9TpEykmB8RAwA27cWqntNHMw2M2l">offered a reward</a> of 30m Malawi kwacha (£12,950) for information leading to her rescue and the arrest of the perpetrators.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/18/british-woman-kidnapped-malawi-police-shootout">Continue reading...</a>

  Fri, 18 Sep 2026 11:21:36 GMT

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