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| Abducted girl returns from Libya | Abducted girl returns from Libya |
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| A girl who spent almost three years in Libya after being abducted in Wigan by her father is back in the UK. | A girl who spent almost three years in Libya after being abducted in Wigan by her father is back in the UK. |
| Nadia Fawzi, aged six, flew into Manchester Airport with her mother Sarah Taylor, 34, on Sunday afternoon. | Nadia Fawzi, aged six, flew into Manchester Airport with her mother Sarah Taylor, 34, on Sunday afternoon. |
| Her father, Fawzi Abu Arghub, took her out of the UK in May 2007 under the pretence he was attending a party. | Her father, Fawzi Abu Arghub, took her out of the UK in May 2007 under the pretence he was attending a party. |
| Ms Taylor was reunited with Nadia in December after Libyan authorities tracked her down and returned her to 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. | There were emotional scenes at the airport as Nadia's extended family, including grandmother Dot, greeted the pair. |
| We are so happy, we are ecstatic to have her home Dot Taylor, grandmother | We are so happy, we are ecstatic to have her home Dot Taylor, grandmother |
| 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. | 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." | "I just did it - I got there in the end." |
| 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 in December. | 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. | 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." | "Now we just want to spend some time together alone as a family." |
| The pair were greeted by relatives at Manchester Airport | The pair were greeted by relatives at Manchester Airport |
| Ms Taylor's campaign was supported by her MP, Health Secretary Andy Burnham. | Ms Taylor's campaign was supported by her MP, Health Secretary Andy Burnham. |
| Mr Burnham, who was among those at the airport, thanked the prime minister, Foreign Secretary David Miliband, former Prime Minister Tony Blair and the British Ambassador Sir Vincent Fean, for their help. | Mr Burnham, who was among those at the airport, thanked the prime minister, Foreign Secretary David Miliband, former Prime Minister Tony Blair and the British Ambassador Sir Vincent Fean, for their help. |
| In a statement he said: "Sarah has been travelling alone on the hardest road imaginable for any mother but she is back home tonight and her nightmare is over. | In a statement he said: "Sarah has been travelling alone on the hardest road imaginable for any mother but she is back home tonight and her nightmare is over. |
| "Seeing Sarah and Nadia walk together up the ramp at Manchester Airport was an emotional moment that I'll never forget." | "Seeing Sarah and Nadia walk together up the ramp at Manchester Airport was an emotional moment that I'll never forget." |
| The Leigh MP said he would also like to thank Libyan leader Colonel Gaddafi and his son Saif "for responding to a humanitarian request for help and working with us to bring this day about". | The Leigh MP said he would also like to thank Libyan leader Colonel Gaddafi and his son Saif "for responding to a humanitarian request for help and working with us to bring this day about". |