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Thrown overboard: a stowaway's survival

The extraordinary story of Jemal Damtawe, an Eritrean man who spent a lifetime on the run

A boy is stolen off the street on his way to school and forced to fight in the war between Ethiopia and Eritrea. After years of fighting, he escapes and stows away on a ship. But to his horror, he finds it's not much safer than the battlefield. The extraordinary story of Jemal Damtawe, the man who spent a lifetime on the run. He speaks to Neal Razzell. (Photo credit: Getty Images.)

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