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Thu 07 Jul 2009Martin seeks release of Irish pair
Minister for Foreign Affairs Micheál Martin called today for the immediate release of a Nobel laureate and former Irish soldier detained by Israel on board a boat carrying humanitarian aid.
Mairead Maguire and Derek Graham sailed on a ferry from Cyprus in a bid to break the blockade on the Gaza Strip with a consignment of aid. The pair were stopped 24 miles from shore and are waiting to be deported.
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