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| A girl from Greater Manchester who was abducted by her father and taken to Libya has been reunited with her mother after two years apart. | |
| Six-year-old Nadia Fawzi is now with her mother Sarah Taylor, from Wigan, who had moved to Libya to find her. | |
| Nadia's father, Fawzi Abu Arghub, abducted her under the pretence he was taking her to a party but he boarded a plane with her to his home country. | Nadia's father, Fawzi Abu Arghub, abducted her under the pretence he was taking her to a party but he boarded a plane with her to his home country. |
| He was taken into custody and had refused to say where she was. | He was taken into custody and had refused to say where she was. |
| Ms Taylor and Nadia were reunited in the Libyan capital Tripoli earlier. Details of the reunion are not yet clear, but it is believed to be the culmination of more than two years of behind-the-scenes diplomacy. | |
| Nadia's grandparents, Dot and Dave Taylor, received a call from Ms Taylor to tell them the news. | Nadia's grandparents, Dot and Dave Taylor, received a call from Ms Taylor to tell them the news. |
| 'Heartbreak and upheaval' | |
| Mrs Taylor said: "My wish for Christmas has been granted. They have been reunited. I wanted that more than anything else in this world." | Mrs Taylor said: "My wish for Christmas has been granted. They have been reunited. I wanted that more than anything else in this world." |
| She is hoping she and her husband will be able to travel to Libya to see their grand-daughter in time for Christmas. | She is hoping she and her husband will be able to travel to Libya to see their grand-daughter in time for Christmas. |
| Det Supt Phil Owen, head of Greater Manchester Police's Safeguarding Vulnerable Persons Unit, supported Ms Taylor during the past two years. | |
| He said: "It has been a tortuous two years for Sarah, but this is the best Christmas present she could possibly wish for. | |
| "It brings to an end two years of worry, heartbreak and upheaval for Sarah and her family. They can now concentrate on becoming a complete family again." |