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Washington Post
4 hours ago
- General
- Washington Post
Special election to fill Rep. Connolly's seat in Congress officially set
In what is already a banner year for political campaigns in Virginia, voters in the 11th Congressional District will make an extra trip to the polls in early September to choose a successor to the late Democratic Rep. Gerry Connolly. Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) announced on Tuesday that a special election for the congressional seat will be held Sept. 9, formally opening another competitive race in a state that will also pick a new governor and elect two more statewide officials and 100 state delegates.
CNN
14-05-2025
- CNN
Daughter of crypto boss escapes Paris kidnap in latest in series of attacks
Armed assailants tried to kidnap the daughter and grandson of a French cryptocurrency boss in Paris, police said, in a brazen daytime attack that was caught on camera. Tuesday morning's attack in Paris's 11th district is the latest in a string of violent incidents targeting figures in France's burgeoning crypto industry. Four masked men attacked the daughter, her partner and their child in the French capital, police sources told French news agency Agence France-Presse (AFP). All three sustained light injuries and were treated in hospital, the news agency reported. Video footage shows three masked men jump out of a white van. The woman and her partner fight the attackers and loud screams for help are heard. The woman can be seen grabbing a gun off one of the masked men and throwing it into the street. The screams attract the attention of passersby, who intervene, one of them armed with a fire extinguisher. 'I saw passersby saying to stop. A man went out into the street with a fire extinguisher to try to make these people leave,' a witness told French broadcaster BFMTV. Eventually the assailants give up, jump back into their van and drive away. Another woman who witnessed the scene told BFMTV, 'I went out into the street and saw this man lying on the ground with a pistol next to him, quite bloody.' The woman in the footage is the daughter of the CEO and co-founder of Paymium, a French cryptocurrency exchange platform, according to AFP. The Paris prosecutor's office told CNN that it has opened an investigation into offenses of attempted arrest, abduction, kidnapping or arbitrary detention committed by an organized gang, aggravated violence and participation in a criminal association. The attack on Tuesday follows the abductions of other cryptocurrency figures in France. In January, David Balland, a co-founder of French crypto firm Ledger, had his hand mutilated after he and his wife were kidnapped from their home in central France. They were freed after a police operation. Part of the ransom demanded by the kidnappers was paid, Reuters reported. France's Interior Minister, Bruno Retailleau, announced Wednesday he would hold a meeting with cryptocurrency entrepreneurs to discuss security in light of the spate of attacks, according to AFP.
CNN
14-05-2025
- CNN
Daughter of crypto boss escapes Paris kidnap in latest in series of attacks
Armed assailants tried to kidnap the daughter and grandson of a French cryptocurrency boss in Paris, police said, in a brazen daytime attack that was caught on camera. Tuesday morning's attack in Paris's 11th district is the latest in a string of violent incidents targeting figures in France's burgeoning crypto industry. Four masked men attacked the daughter, her partner and their child in the French capital, police sources told French news agency Agence France-Presse (AFP). All three sustained light injuries and were treated in hospital, the news agency reported. Video footage shows three masked men jump out of a white van. The woman and her partner fight the attackers and loud screams for help are heard. The woman can be seen grabbing a gun off one of the masked men and throwing it into the street. The screams attract the attention of passersby, who intervene, one of them armed with a fire extinguisher. 'I saw passersby saying to stop. A man went out into the street with a fire extinguisher to try to make these people leave,' a witness told French broadcaster BFMTV. Eventually the assailants give up, jump back into their van and drive away. Another woman who witnessed the scene told BFMTV, 'I went out into the street and saw this man lying on the ground with a pistol next to him, quite bloody.' The woman in the footage is the daughter of the CEO and co-founder of Paymium, a French cryptocurrency exchange platform, according to AFP. The Paris prosecutor's office told CNN that it has opened an investigation into offenses of attempted arrest, abduction, kidnapping or arbitrary detention committed by an organized gang, aggravated violence and participation in a criminal association. The attack on Tuesday follows the abductions of other cryptocurrency figures in France. In January, David Balland, a co-founder of French crypto firm Ledger, had his hand mutilated after he and his wife were kidnapped from their home in central France. They were freed after a police operation. Part of the ransom demanded by the kidnappers was paid, Reuters reported. France's Interior Minister, Bruno Retailleau, announced Wednesday he would hold a meeting with cryptocurrency entrepreneurs to discuss security in light of the spate of attacks, according to AFP.
Malay Mail
14-05-2025
- Business
- Malay Mail
After violent kidnappings of crypto entrepreneurs in Paris, France steps up security with new talks (VIDEO)
PARIS, May 14 — The French interior minister said Wednesday he will meet with cryptocurrency professionals to discuss how to prevent future kidnappings for ransom following several such high-profile cases in France. Bruno Retailleau's invitation comes a day after the latest violent kidnapping attempt in broad daylight in Paris, and a series of previous such incidents. 'I will assemble businesspeople working in cryptocurrencies, and we have a few of those in France, at the interior ministry to work with them on their security,' Retailleau told the Europe 1/Cnews broadcaster, 'and so that they become aware of the risks'. On Tuesday, the daughter and grandson of a French cryptocurrency entrepreneur narrowly escaped a kidnap attempt by armed men in Paris. Four masked men attacked a couple and their child in the French capital's 11th district, police sources told AFP. All three escaped with light injuries and were taken to hospital. The woman is the daughter of the CEO and co-founder of Paymium, a French cryptocurrency exchange platform. Tuesday's events follow the abduction in January of French crypto boss David Balland and his partner. Balland, co-founder of the Ledger crypto firm, had his finger cut off by the kidnappers. At least nine suspects have since been detained, including the alleged mastermind. In May, attackers kidnapped a man to force his crypto-millionaire son to pay a ransom. Police arrested seven people after a raid to free the man. 'We must jointly take measures to protect them,' Retailleau said of crypto businesspeople and their families on Wednesday. 'But we will also find the perpetrators wherever they may be, perhaps even abroad,' he said. The interior ministry meeting is scheduled for Friday, officials said. — AFP
CNA
14-05-2025
- CNA
Daughter, grandson of crypto boss escape abduction in Paris
PARIS: The daughter and grandson of a French cryptocurrency entrepreneur narrowly escaped a kidnap attempt by armed men in Paris on Tuesday (May 13) in the latest attack on a crypto trader in the French capital, police said. Four masked men attacked a couple and their child in the French capital's 11th district, police sources told AFP. All three suffered light injuries and were taken to hospital. According to video footage, three masked men jumped out of a van and tried to force the woman and her child into the vehicle, the sources said. They beat the woman's partner, who tried to intervene. The woman resisted, grabbing one of the attackers' handguns and throwing it away, police said, and the screams of the victims eventually attracted passers-by. The attackers fled in a van, which was found close by. The woman is the daughter of the CEO and co-founder of Paymium, a French cryptocurrency exchange platform. Tuesday's events follow the abduction in January of a French crypto boss, David Balland and his partner. Balland, co-founder of the Ledger crypto firm, had his finger cut off by the kidnappers. At least nine suspects have since been detained, including the alleged mastermind. In May, attackers kidnapped a man to force his crypto-millionaire son to pay a ransom. Police arrested seven people after a raid to free the man.
