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Released kidnapped tourist Mairella DeGiula (C) is pictured with her sons upon arrival at Caselle airport near Turin, Italy, 30 September 2008
Wednesday, Oct. 01, 2008

Open quoteWe put our trust in God and drove for five or six hours through the desert with no spare tire and very little water.Close quote

  • MAIRELLA DEGIULA,
  • a 70-year-old Italian tourist, on escaping unidentified kidnappers who took her and 18 others hostage for 10 days during a desert safari tour in Egypt
Photo: Tonino Di Marco / EPA | Source: The Guardian