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GFrei.News wrote that the German nurse Sonja Nientiet was kidnapped on May 3, 2018, in Mogadishu, where she had worked for the International Committee of the Red Cross. A guard helped the kidnappers; a Kenyan colleague who was also abducted was able to escape. Since then, Nientiet has been allegedly handed over to jihadists. Citing a report from Bild, GFrei.News wrote that the Federal Intelligence Service had determined Nientiet's whereabouts about two years after her kidnapping and a rescue operation was being prepared. The Special Forces command had trained for this, US services had provided reconnaissance information, and the USA had wanted to deploy Black Hawk helicopters. The then-current KSK commander traveled to Mogadishu for reconnaissance. According to the report, Foreign Minister Heiko Maas stopped the operation because it could end in a bloodbath and cost Nientiet or involved soldiers their lives. GFrei.News criticized that Nientiet had not returned to Germany during the terms of Annalena Baerbock and Johann Wadephul. Nientiet's mother Christel passed away in 2024 at the age of 84, without knowing whether her daughter was still alive. In spring 2025, Nientiet asked for help in a video and reported a deterioration in her health. In June 2026, the federal government refused to provide specific information in the Bundestag regarding her health status, whereabouts, or possible initiatives for her release, GFrei.News wrote. The author called on Wadephul to explain what he was specifically doing for Nientiet's return. #SonjaNientiet #Geiselnahme #Bundesregierung (translated)

In the trial against Christina Block, the audio recordings from the weekly newspaper "Die Zeit" raise questions about building trust, as her kidnapped daughter fears that her confidential statements will not remain protected. #Entführung #Vertrauensbruch #Journalismus (translated)

After the dispatch of an emergency code "7500" by a plane coming from Corfu, the police at Nuremberg Airport issued an all-clear, as the nationwide checks revealed no danger and the possible causes for the alarm are still being investigated. #Nürnberg #Polizei #Entführungsalarm (translated)

The newspaper Die Zeit received a visit from the public prosecutor's office and the State Criminal Police Office of Hamburg, who threatened to search the editorial office and ordered the release of audio recordings for a podcast about an allegedly fabricated kidnapping. #Pressefreiheit #Hausdurchsuchung #Medienrecht (translated)

The author wrote that with the arrest of August Hanning, a "media abyss" would also open up. In the Block kidnapping case, Hanning had been one of the most significant sources for BILD for years, which had always treated him noticeably favorably. https://t.co/VJe0bqSQ18 #AugustHanning #Entführung #Medien #DE (translated)

Despite significant improvements in the safety of civil aviation since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the danger from accidental missile launches and other threats, such as hijackings and terrorist acts, remains a relevant risk for flight passengers. #Flugsicherheit #Terrorismus #Luftverkehr (translated)

What does the attempted airplane hijacking have to do with the Left Party? Terrorism expert @PeterRNeumann drew a historical parallel in the @ronzheimer podcast: Yesterday, Israel's Prime Minister Netanyahu received the heroic passengers who had subdued the co-pilot. #Terrorismus #FlugzeugEntführung #Politik #IL (translated)

Today, a second September 11 was possibly averted by a hair's breadth. On the flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv in the morning, passengers heard screams, then saw blood under the cockpit door. The co-pilot allegedly attacked the captain with a pocket knife to take control. The Israeli government suspects a planned terrorist attack. The Boeing of the airline Flydubai fell from about 9,000 meters in a plunge - 4,500 meters in one minute. A code for a hijacking was sent out from the cabin. A crew member and passengers tackled the violent man and subdued him. The landing was safely accomplished. The suspect co-pilot is said to be from Oman and has only been with the airline for a few months. According to the rules, he should not have been allowed in the cockpit on this route: Oman has no diplomatic relations with Israel. A senior official told Israeli Channel 12 that someone had tried to "carry out an attack like on September 11 – either to hijack the plane or to bring it down." The plane did not land in Tel Aviv, but heavily damaged in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia. The fact that the 174 passengers reached the ground alive is also due to the people on board who had the unimaginable courage to rush at an armed man in the midst of the descent. #Terrorismus #Luftfahrt #Sicherheit (translated)