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Unnamed group says it abducted charity worker: al-Jazeera
www.chinaview.cn 2004-10-19 21:56:53

 

Caption Margaret Hassan, a British-born woman working as the head of Care International in Iraq was kidnapped in Baghdad early October 19, 2004, the charity said. A spokeswoman for Care International in London said Margaret Hassan was an Iraqi national who had lived in Iraq for about 30 years and had worked for the charity there since the early 1990s. Margaret Hassan is seen in this frame grab of an undated file photo aired October 19, 2004, by ITN news. (Photo: Xinhua/Reuters)

   CAIRO, Oct. 19 (Xinhuanet) -- An unnamed group said it abducted a British-born woman charity worker, the Qatar-based al-Jazeera TV channel reported on Tuesday.

    The channel showed the woman sitting in a room and her identification card.

    Margaret Hassan, an Iraqi national, is head of Care International in Iraq, and was kidnapped earlier in the day. Enditem

    

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