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Thu 07 Jul 2009Maguire handcuffed by Israelis after protests
IRISH NOBEL Peace Prize laureate Mairéad Maguire was yesterday taken to an unknown location by the Israeli authorities after being handcuffed and forcibly removed from a holding facililty at Ben Gurion airport.
Ms Maguire was among 21 passengers and crew seized on Tuesday from a Gaza-bound ferry attempting to break Israel’s tight blockade of the Strip. She was handcuffed when she protested at being separated from the rest of the group of peace activists, but was soon reunited with the rest at another facility.
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