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Wednesday 17 April 1996 23:02 BST

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A kidnapped parrot was rescued by police from a house where he was being held to ransom. South American macaw Bruce is back on his perch at Gatwick Zoo. His owner, Terry Thorpe, haggled with the kidnapper for three weeks while police prepared a raid. Bruce was found at a house in Battle, Sussex.

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