Police nab six suspects in kidnappings

SHENZHEN: Local police said late last night that they have cracked three student kidnapping cases that happened in the past two months, and also arrested six suspects.

The information was released after widespread rumors that a number of middle-school and primary-school students had been kidnapped and killed, triggering panic among many parents, who flocked to schools to pick up their children after work.

In a press release from the city's public security bureau, police said the three kidnapping cases occurred on Oct 20, Nov 3 and Nov 7.