SN online report altered, circulated
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October 26, 2002
An e-prankster yesterday created a copy of the
front page of Stabroek News' online edition of
October 24 and altered it to say that President
Bharrat Jagdeo had been kidnapped. The person then
circulated it to a number of e-mail addresses here
and abroad.
The owner of Keishar's Brahmanand Nandalall was
the person kidnapped on Thursday and this was the
report which was altered.
Brahmanand Nandalall
The e-mail caused some confusion amongst overseas
Guyanese as the false report spread.
Information Liaison to the President Robert Persaud
in a statement yesterday said the Guyana government
has solicited international assistance to track down
the source of the e-mails.
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