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They kidnapped a manager at Central Bank.

Can't the above sentence have two meanings?

First meaning: At Central Bank, they kidnapped a manager. (The manager didn't necessarily work at the Central Bank. The kidnapping took place there.)

Second meaning: They kidnapped a manager who worked at Central Bank. (The manager worked there but maybe the kidnapping took place somewhere else.)

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Yes.

The ambiguity can be eliminated by saying either

They kidnaped a manager of Central Bank.

or

At Central Bank, they kidnaped a manager of Safeway.
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