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Tue 11 Nov 2009Chances remain good for Irish priest, says kidnap expert
AS EFFORTS continued yesterday to secure the release of Fr Michael Sinnott in the southern Philippines, an authority on kidnappings in the region said she believed that strong representations are being made behind the scenes and that the missionary’s chances remain good.
“It seems quiet to us, but you can be sure that it is highly likely that there is a lot going on. There are channels operating that no one will ever know about,” said Jean Harrington, the author of a forthcoming book The Mission, about Fr Sinnott’s fellow Columbans who were abducted, Des Hartford and Rufus Halley.
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