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Banamex Official’s Kidnapers Issue Ultimatum: In a message delivered to the Mexican news media Tuesday, the abductors said they would kill Alfredo Harp Helu, chairman of Grupo Financiero Banamex-Accival, within three days unless a ransom was paid. Harp was kidnaped three months ago near Mexico City. Included in the package sent to the media was a handwritten letter from Harp saying he was “pained and saddened” by the failure of his family and the bank to pay the ransom.
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