Cancun summit: Drama, intrigue, and now kidnapping fears

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Local media report claims arrested gang possessed detailed plans of summit venue

Officials gathering in Cancun for the start of next week's crucial UN climate change summit could have a bit more to worry about than how to end the standoff between rich and poor nations and deliver a...

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