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The Guardian

Canadian police have safely located a missing Chinese student, three days after he became the victim of a brazen stun gun kidnapping at the hands of a violent gang.
Lu Wanzhen, 22, was found with minor injuries by police in Gravenhurst, Ontario, a city 180km (110 miles) north of Toronto on Tuesday evening.
A homeowner had called police after a young man matching Lu’s description approached him and asked for help.
Lu was taken to a nearby hospital, said York regional police spokesman Andy Pattenden.

Lu was the victim of a violent abduction on Saturday evening. As he and a female friend walked through the underground parking lot of his condominium, three men attacked him, with one of them using a stun gun.
Police initially described the attack –which was caught on security cameras – as violent.
Lu was dragged into a waiting black Dodge Caravan by the three men. A fourth suspect was seen waiting in the vehicle. Lu’s friend was left unharmed, but police say she was traumatised by the encounter.
Two Chinese nationals indicted in California kidnapping and extortion plot
Pattenden did not provide any explanation on how Lu ended up more than an hour and a half north of Markham, Ontario, where he was abducted.
Lu studies business administration at Yorkville University, reported the CBC.
Lu is also known for his collection of expensive cars, which include a Rolls Royce, Lamborghini and Range Rover.
The brazen and seemingly unprovoked attack prompted an intense search, with police deploying aircraft as they tried to locate the missing student.

Police also asked the public for possible information that might help locate Lu. A number of tips led police to the black van on Monday.
Pattenden said Lu’s parents, who travelled to Toronto after receiving news of their son’s abduction, were relieved by the news of his safety.
“Our investigators have been able to provide this great news to the family,” he said.
On Tuesday morning, police announced the arrest of a 35-year-old Toronto man in connection with the kidnapping.
He has since been released and no charges have been laid. Police declined to comment further on what prompted the arrest.
Pattenden cautioned the investigation – which has drawn upon organised crime and intelligence units – remained ongoing, with the four suspects still at large.
“We’re very concerned that they’re still out there,” said Pattenden.


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Chinese student Lu Wanzhen found alive after violent stun gun kidnapping in Canada

Three suspects in the kidnapping of Lu Wanzhen, in security images of the abduction released by York Regional Police. Photo: York Regional Police

A combination of images released by York Regional police show kidnapping victim Lu Wanzhen. Photos: York Regional Police

The black van that police say was used in the kidnapping of Chinese student Lu Wanzhen speeds away in a Markham, Ontario, garage, on Saturday in this image from CCTV. Photo: York Regional Police

Lamborghini-driving Chinese student Lu Wanzhen, 22, is kidnapped outside Toronto by attackers who shocked him with stun gun

Kidnap victim Lu Wanzhen (left), and a CCTV image of one of his attackers, wielding what appears to be a stun gun. Photo: York Regional Police

The Markham, Ontario, apartment block from where Lu Wanzhen was kidnapped on Saturday. Photo: York Regional Police

One of the kidnappers of Lu Wanzhen, in an image released by York Regional Police. Photo:  York Regional Police

The black van that police say was used in the kidnapping of Chinese student  Lu Wanzhen speeds away in a Markham, Ontario, garage, on Saturday in this image from CCTV. Photo: York Regional Police

Two Chinese nationals indicted in California kidnapping and extortion plot

This FBI handout photo shows Chinese national Ruochen “Tony” Liao, 28, of Santa Ana, Calif., who is believed to have died during his kidnapping. Photo: AFP

This handout image obtained August 20, 2018 from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) shows a poster with photographs of Chinese national Ruochen "Tony" Liao (at left & center) who was taken against his will in the city of San Gabriel, California on July 16, 2018, according to witnesses. At right is a sketch of a suspect, known only as "David", description of which was given by a witness and made by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. - A Chinese national has been missing for five weeks after being abducted in California by three men demanding a $2 million ransom, the FBI revealed on Monday, August 20, 2018. Ruochen "Tony" Liao, 28, who worked at a luxury car dealership in Costa Mesa, was kidnapped on July 16 in the city of San Gabriel by three men riding in two black vehicles, Laura Eimiller, spokeswoman for the FBI office in Los Angeles, told AFP. She said Liao's abduction may be linked to a business deal gone sour, as he often worked with "people not often reputable."

Chinese kidnap victim reunited with parents after 31 years

The tearful moment a man is finally reunited with his parents 31 years after he was abducted as a three-year-old. Photo: Weibo

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Lu Wanzhen, a Lamborghini-driving Chinese student, was snatched from a garage outside Toronto on Saturday
Police arrested a 35-year-old man on Tuesday but later released him. Police are looking for four suspects


Lu Wanzhen, a Lamborghini-driving Chinese student, found three days after he became the victim of a brazen kidnapping at the hands of a violent gang.


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