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92 Captive Children Freed in China

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And 301 suspected child traffickers arrested.

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92 abducted children have been rescued in China, the BBC reported Saturday. The massive operation, which was undertaken by police in 11 provinces, also netted 301 suspected members of a vast child trafficking network. The suspects are currently being held. Although the operation was indisputably a success, it's just a drop in the bucket of China's child-trafficking problem: last year alone, authorities freed over 24,000 abducted women and children across the country.

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