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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.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.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. He boarded a plane with her to his home country.
He was taken into custody and had refused to say where she was. Ms Taylor said: "I am overjoyed to be reunited with Nadia after two years."
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. Following the abduction, Ms Taylor left her job and moved to Libya to find her daughter.
Nadia's grandparents, Dot and Dave Taylor, received a call from Ms Taylor to tell them the news. Above all I want to thank Colonel Gaddafi who was kind enough to meet me and listen to my story Sarah Taylor
'Heartbreak and upheaval' She was awarded custody by the Libyan courts, but Mr Abu Arghub refused to disclose the whereabouts of their daughter.
Mrs Taylor said: "My wish for Christmas has been granted. They have been reunited. I wanted that more than anything else in this world." Ms Taylor and Nadia were finally reunited in the Libyan capital Tripoli earlier.
She is hoping she and her husband will be able to travel to Libya to see their grand-daughter in time for Christmas. 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.
Det Supt Phil Owen, head of Greater Manchester Police's Safeguarding Vulnerable Persons Unit, supported Ms Taylor during the past two years. Fit and well
He said: "It has been a tortuous two years for Sarah, but this is the best Christmas present she could possibly wish for. Ms Taylor said: "I am delighted that she is fit and well, if naturally disorientated by this sudden change in the pattern of her life.
"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." "We will spend the next few days just getting to know each other again."
Nadia does not speak much English. Ms Taylor said it would be tough, but she could "handle that".
The mother thanked her local MP Andy Burnham, the prime minister and Greater Manchester Police for their support.
She added: "Above all, I want to thank Colonel Gaddafi, who was kind enough to meet me and listen to my story, and has done so much to make today possible."