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Al Jazeera Obtains New Margaret Hassan Video

HeadlineNov 03, 2004

In news from Iraq, Al Jazeera has obtained a video showing kidnapped humanitarian worker Margaret Hassan. According to the network, the video shows Hassan pleading for her life and then fainting. Her captors then threw a buck of water over her to revive her. Hassan then struggled to her feet while crying. The 59-year-old Hassan has been held hostage for two weeks. Al Jazeera decided not to air the video on humanitarian grounds.

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