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| Abducted girl returns from Libya | Abducted girl returns from Libya |
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| A girl from Wigan who spent two years in Libya after being abducted by her father has returned home. | A girl from Wigan who spent two years in Libya after being abducted by her father has returned home. |
| Nadia Fawzi, aged six, arrived back at Manchester Airport with her mother Sarah Taylor, 34, on Sunday afternoon. | Nadia Fawzi, aged six, arrived back at Manchester Airport with her mother Sarah Taylor, 34, on Sunday afternoon. |
| Her father, Fawzi Abu Arghub, abducted her in 2007 under the pretence he was taking her to a party. | Her father, Fawzi Abu Arghub, abducted her in 2007 under the pretence he was taking her to a party. |
| The pair were reunited in December 2009 after Nadia was tracked down by British Embassy staff. Her grandparents said they were "ecstatic" at her return. | The pair were reunited in December 2009 after Nadia was tracked down by British Embassy staff. Her grandparents said they were "ecstatic" at her return. |
| There were emotional scenes at the airport as Nadia's extended family, including grandmother Dot, greeted the pair. | |
| Speaking minutes after reuniting her daughter with her family, Ms Taylor said: "I've really had a lot of support here and I can't ask for much more. | |
| "I just did it - I got there in the end." | |
| We are so happy, we are ecstatic to have her home Dot Taylor, grandmother | |
| 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. | |
| Ms Taylor and Nadia were finally reunited in the Libyan capital in December. | |
| Dot Taylor, from Hindley Green, Wigan, said: "We are so happy, we are ecstatic to have her home. | |
| "Now we just want to spend some time together alone as a family." |