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| Abducted girl is back with mother | Abducted girl is back with mother |
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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. 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. |
| Ms Taylor said: "I am overjoyed to be reunited with Nadia after two years." | Ms Taylor said: "I am overjoyed to be reunited with Nadia after two years." |
| Following the abduction, Ms Taylor left her job and moved to Libya to find her daughter. | Following the abduction, Ms Taylor left her job and moved to Libya to find her daughter. |
| She was awarded custody by the Libyan courts, but Mr Abu Arghub refused to disclose the whereabouts of their daughter. | She was awarded custody by the Libyan courts, but Mr Abu Arghub refused to disclose the whereabouts of their daughter. |
| Ms Taylor and Nadia were finally reunited in the Libyan capital Tripoli earlier. | Ms Taylor and Nadia were finally 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. | 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. |
| 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. | 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. |
| Dave and Dot Taylor are overjoyed their granddaughter is reunited with her mother | |
| "We will spend the next few days just getting to know each other 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". | 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. | 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." | 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." |