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Mon 10 Oct 2009Irish hostage's family express gratitude for public support
THE FAMILY of the Irish aid worker held hostage in Darfur for more than 100 days has expressed appreciation for the support it has received since the kidnapping occurred.
Sharon Commins (32), from Clontarf, and her colleague Hilda Kawuki (42), a nutritionist from Uganda, were abducted at gunpoint after armed men stormed their compound in the north Darfur town of Kutum on July 3rd last. The two women work for Irish aid agency Goal.
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