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How the world sees Greece
Monday, August 12, 2013
Greek shipping tycoon freed after family pays ransom
A prominent Greek shipping tycoon who was kidnapped at gunpoint near his home in broad daylight was freed today after his family paid a ransom, Greek police said. Pericles Panagopoulos, 74, the founder of Greek ferry operator Superfast Ferries, was abducted in broad daylight by three armed men with AK47s near his home in Kavouri, a coastal suburb of Athens, on 12 January. Panagopoulos, who ...
