Masked kidnap suspects held

Press, Volume CXVI, Issue 34045, 8 January 1976, Page 9

Masked kidnap suspects held

,\<*w £eal<tn<i Press Associortori—Copyrtphr > PARIS, January 6. French detectives, following touch new orders on kidnapping cases, captured two masked men last night as they arrived at the Place de la Bast ilk to collect a $3.4m ransom for the chief executive of Phonogram. Prances largest gramophone record company

The victim. Mr Louisl Hazan. was abducted by six] men who invaded the company’s boardroom on Neu Year's eve and carried him out in a wicker basket. He 1 is still held captive Mr Kazan’s brother has said that he totally disapprove* of the Govern intent's tough stand, and that he and Mr Kazan's wife fear Ifor his life Ministry of the Interior 'officials had announced

I shortly before the two |pects were seized that 'he i police would henceforth op pose the pat ment of ransom no halt the dangerous in icrease in kidnapping The kidnappers had telephoned Mrs Hazan eight times with instructions on how to pay the ransom but had repeatediv failed to appear in ’heir cat-ana-mouse game with the police When the suspects were arrested at the ninth rendezvous. they admitted hat mg been involved in the ah duction. but maintained tha’ they did not know where Mi Hazan was being held