An attempted abduction targeting the girl and the young grandson of a cryptocurrency leader was thwarted Tuesday morning in the 11th district of Paris. According to police sources and local media, three masked men jumped from a white van around 8:20 am and tried to seize the pair, which would be linked to a Paymium co -founder, an exchange of French bitcoin. The husband of the woman, who was present, was beaten as he was trying to protect his family, according to the BBC. At one point, the woman managed to disarm an attacker, throwing what was later identified as a replica of the air gun on the street. The confrontation drew the attention of passers -by, who intervened, which prompted the attackers to flee. A local resident would then have launched a fire extinguisher in their van.
Paris police investigate the attempted kidnapping, which occurred while the street was occupied and the children headed for a neighboring school. The family was treated for minor injuries. The incident is the last of a series of abductions and attempts targeting French cryptocurrency figures or their loved ones. A little over a week ago, the father of one millionaire crypto was rescued after being detained for ransom and mutilated by kidnappers; Several suspects were then arrested. In a separate case last January, David Balland, co-founder of the Crypto Ledger company, was removed and rescued after cutting his finger, according to France 24. (This content was created with the help of AI. Read our AI policy.).
