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Last Updated: Friday, 6 October 2006, 07:11 GMT 08:11 UK
What the Scottish papers say
The Herald, The Scottish Sun and The Courier report that two dozen sex offenders have vanished from the system in Scotland.

The offenders were at large after police admitted "losing track" of them, according to the Scottish Daily Mail.

The Daily Record says the sister of murdered student Angelika Kluk has opened her heart about a girl who loved life and Scotland.

Four north east men held captive by Nigerian kidnappers demanding a £21m ransom were said to be "okay" as the political crisis in the African country escalated, the Press and Journal reports.

The Scotsman writes that a court heard that murdered schoolboy Kriss Donald pleaded: "I'm only 15. What did I do?" as he was beaten up and dragged into the back of a car, a court heard.

The Scottish Daily Express leads with claims heard in the 15-year-old's murder trial that a carload of Asian youths cruised the streets of Glasgow in search of revenge for a bottle attack at a city nightclub.

Jack Straw has urged Muslim women to take off their veils as a way of breaking down barriers between communities, the Scottish Daily Mirror says.


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