Two Brits arrested in Benidorm for ‘fake kidnapping plot to bag extra £725 spending money'

The pair are accused of sending a relative a bogus video which allegedly showed one of them threatening to kill his 'blood-covered' friend with a knife. Police say it was a bizarre bid to hustle some extra holiday cash


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