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Outlook: 29/08/2011

29/08/2011

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Nigel Brennan, held hostage in Somalia and his sister who helped secure his release.

Extraordinary personal stories from around the world.

Today, the experiences of Australian photo-journalist Nigel Brennan. 

He was kidnapped in Somalia along with a Canadian colleague Amanda Lindhout in 2008 and held hostage for 462 days. 

Meanwhile his family were desperately trying to raise a ransom of $3m.

We hear from Nigel and his sister Nicky who negotiated with the kidnappers.

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