Teens used encrypted chats to recruit for 'violence as a service' murder ring, Europol says.

Seven people, including a 14-year-old, have been arrested or surrendered to Danish authorities after allegedly using encrypted messaging apps to hire other teenagers for contract killings in what Europol calls a "violence-as-a-service" operation.

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