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

Four of Nurat Osman’s alleged abductors were killed during rescue after she was taken from outside her home last week

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

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.

Nusrat Osman was abducted outside her home in the southern city of Blantyre on 11 September at about 12.30pm. Police had offered a reward of 30m Malawi kwacha (£12,950) for information leading to her rescue and the arrest of the perpetrators.

Source: The Guardian ↗

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