Police intensified the search for a missing soldier, with concern growing that he had been kidnapped. Oleg Sheichat, 20, of Upper Nazareth was last seen three days ago when a driver who had offered him a ride dropped him at an intersection some 10 miles from his home. Police fear Sheichat may have been kidnapped shortly thereafter.
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