More than 5,000 trafficking victims rescued in luxury hotel in ███████ after recent explosion

More than 5,000 trafficking victims were discovered and rescued from an underground facility beneath Royal Azure Resorts and Hotels on Thursday, ████ . The hidden facility was uncovered due to the recent explosion of gas pipes in the hotel's west wing last week, ████ .

███████ officials said Friday more than 60% of the victims were from Asia, 10% from Europe, and the rest divided over African, Oceanian, Caribbean, and North and South American origin. All were under the age of 18, making this the biggest case of child trafficking in history, second only to the case in May last year.

Recent investigations reveal most of the children were from dysfunctional homes, orphanages, foster systems, and healthcare institutions. Families and guardians are enticed or pressured to sign legal documents to transfer custody over the children. █████ █████ , an official in the ███████ 's International Affairs Office, claimed the department is on the hunt for a list of all custodial corporations involved.

███████ Embassies in nations in need of citizen repatriation will be working closely with respective national authorities, according to the official statement by ███████ Prime Minister, ███████ █████ on Saturday, ████ .

The gas pipe explosion in Royal Azure Resorts and Hotels exposed a network of backdoor tunnels running through walls and corridors of the buildings in the compound. One of the victims was heard crying for help through a PVC pipe by an investigator on site who then escalated the discovery to the ███████ National Police.

It is important to note that similar explosions have occurred in several places the last five years, starting on ████ 20██, following the surprise opening of the international tribunal for Jean Jacques Shaw II, a multi-billionaire magnate and head of the Shaw Group, composed of well-known conglomerates, Shaw Industries and Securities, Nebulares Luxury, and ZDH Entertainment and Leisure, which owns the Royal Azure hotel chain. Perpetrators, if there were any, remain uncaught.

Jacqueline Shaw, who had taken over the mantle as Shaw Group's new owner following the untimely death of her father, has since agreed to comply with the investigation involving her family and assets. The International Intelligence and Investigation Service Unit (I3SU) stressed the importance of finding the connection of the clear cases of arson and destruction of private property to the increasing discovery of trafficking victims in several places.

███████ , a popular video-sharing site, has users sharing their sentiments regarding the peculiar cases. One user, with the handle ██████████ , said in a short-form video which now has 20 million views: "There could be superheroes among us. We just don't know it." ▣

First published ██████████ / 3:54 PM █████ █████ Timezone

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