Snatched children may be already in France

DOZENS of children may already have been kidnapped from Chad and given to French families, investigators looking into a failed charity airlift said yesterday.

Publicity surrounding the attempt to fly out more than 100 children they claimed were orphans prompted other parents to come forward saying their families had been taken.

Authorities said that 74 children aged between one and six were flown to France six weeks ago without their parents’ knowledge.