Three young men are in police custody after the kidnapping and sequestration of a 15-year-old teenager in Saint-Avertin, near Tours, in Indre-et-Loire. Sunday evening, a mother living in Haute-Savoie was contacted by individuals using the phone of her son, then staying with his grandparents.

The latter said they had kidnapped the boy, and demanded a ransom of several thousand euros for his release. Three young people, driving a Renault Clio, then presented themselves, with the victim on board.