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Father Arrested In Dryden After Kidnapping Sons

A Toronto man who kidnapped his 3-year-old and 4-year-old sons from Alberta has been arrested in Dryden.
The Edmonton Police Service alerted Ontario Provincial Police and the man was spotted driving through Dryden around 4 o’clock this afternoon.
Police arrested 29-year-old Ilhami Butin.
Butin faces 2-counts of child abduction, 2-counts of kidnapping and 1-count of uttering threats.
He remains in custody and is due in court Wednesday.
The two young boys were unharmed.

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