Boy, 12, abducted after ‘To Catch a Predator’-style sting with pals goes wrong

A 12-year-old boy was abducted in Airdrie, Canada, during a vigilante sting operation he and his friends organized via Snapchat, aiming to catch a suspected paedophile. The boy escaped when the suspect stopped at a red light; the man has since been arrested and faces multiple charges, with authorities warning against such dangerous stunts.

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