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29/08/2011
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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