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| Wife of missing Interpol chief reveals his last message was a knife emoji | Wife of missing Interpol chief reveals his last message was a knife emoji |
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| The wife of the missing president of Interpol has said her husband sent her an emoji of a knife before he disappeared during a trip to their native China. | |
| Making her first public comments on the mystery surrounding Meng Hongwei’s whereabouts, Grace Meng told reporters in Lyon, France, she thought the knife was her husband’s way of telling her he was in danger. | Making her first public comments on the mystery surrounding Meng Hongwei’s whereabouts, Grace Meng told reporters in Lyon, France, she thought the knife was her husband’s way of telling her he was in danger. |
| She added she had no further contact with him since that message, sent on 25 September, and did not know what happened to him. She also said four minutes before Meng shared that image, he had sent a message saying, “wait for my call”. | |
| Meng’s wife said he had travelled to China for work, after a visit to the Nordic countries. | |
| “His job is very busy,” she added. “We connected every day.” | “His job is very busy,” she added. “We connected every day.” |
| Meng is a senior Chinese security official as well as president of the International Criminal Police Organization. The Lyon-based international police agency said it had used law enforcement channels to inquire with China about Meng’s status. | Meng is a senior Chinese security official as well as president of the International Criminal Police Organization. The Lyon-based international police agency said it had used law enforcement channels to inquire with China about Meng’s status. |
| Grace Meng would not speculate about what might have happened to her husband. Asked if she believed he had been arrested, she said: “In China, what happened, I’m not sure.” | |
| During the press conference in Lyon she read a statement, but would not allow reporters to show her face, saying she feared for her own safety and the safety of her two children. | During the press conference in Lyon she read a statement, but would not allow reporters to show her face, saying she feared for her own safety and the safety of her two children. |
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