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'Good news' hope for aid worker 'Good news' hope for aid worker
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Hopes have been voiced that kidnapped Irish aid worker Sharon Commins could soon be released.Hopes have been voiced that kidnapped Irish aid worker Sharon Commins could soon be released.
The 32-year-old from Dublin and a colleague from the charity Goal were abducted in the Darfur region of Afghanistan at the beginning of July. The 32-year-old from Dublin and a colleague from the charity Goal were abducted in the Darfur region of Sudan at the beginning of July.
Sudanese spokesman Dr Khalid al-Mubarak told the Irish Independent he hoped "very soon" to have good news.Sudanese spokesman Dr Khalid al-Mubarak told the Irish Independent he hoped "very soon" to have good news.
A Goal spokesman refused to comment on Sudan newspaper reports Ms Commins had agreed to marry one of her kidnappers.A Goal spokesman refused to comment on Sudan newspaper reports Ms Commins had agreed to marry one of her kidnappers.
The claim was reported in Khartoum-based newspaper Al-Ra'y al-Amm.The claim was reported in Khartoum-based newspaper Al-Ra'y al-Amm.
A spokeswoman for the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs said they were not commenting on the case.A spokeswoman for the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs said they were not commenting on the case.
Ms Commins and Ugandan colleague Hilda Kawuki, 42, have been held captive since the beginning of July.Ms Commins and Ugandan colleague Hilda Kawuki, 42, have been held captive since the beginning of July.
It has been reported that the kidnappers have made $2m ransom demands in return for their safe release.It has been reported that the kidnappers have made $2m ransom demands in return for their safe release.