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Ransom expert bargains cash for lives

By Peter Apps | China Daily | Updated: 2011-02-19 06:41

Former intelligence officer stays cool during negotiations with hijackers

LONDON - When John Chase's phone rings, he does not know whether he will be called to deal with a Somali pirate hijacking, a Latin American commercial kidnapping or an aid worker held hostage in Afghanistan.

An 18-year veteran of the largely London-based kidnap-and-ransom insurance industry, his job is to help his firm's clients manage the business of hostage negotiation, literally bargaining for lives with suitcases of cash.

Ransom expert bargains cash for lives

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