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01/03/2005:

"Criminals Prey on Tsunami Victims Across the World"

Thieves, rapists, kidnappers and hoaxers are preying on tsunami survivors and families of victims in Asian refugee camps, hospitals and in the home countries of European tourists hit by the wave.
Full Article : wireservice.wired.com

Starving islanders kidnap officials
A desperate group of starving survivors in one of the tsunami-hit Nicobar islands kidnapped the island's top civilian official and its police chief in protest at the inadequate relief operation, it emerged yesterday.
Full Article : guardian.co.uk