Originally posted by the Voice of America. Voice of America content is produced by the Voice of America, a United States federal government-sponsored entity, and is in the public domain. Kidnapped Venezuelan Journalist Freed A Venezuelan journalist has been freed eight days after she was kidnapped outside her home in Caracas. Police in Venezuela say Globovision television journalist Nairobi Pinto was freed in the city of Cua, near the capital. Her father Luis Pinto says the captors never communicated with the family. Kidnappings, especially for ransom, are common in Venezuela, and a number of diplomats, businessmen and athletes have been abducted in recent years. While most of those kidnapped for ransom are released soon after being taken, some victims have been killed or died from injuries sustained during their ordeal. __________________________________________________________________ [1]http://www.voanews.com/content/kidnapped-venezuelan-journalist-freed /1893066.html References 1. http://www.voanews.com/content/kidnapped-venezuelan-journalist-freed/1893066.html