Freed kidnap boy Sahil heading home (From Haringey Independent)
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Freed kidnap boy Sahil heading home
10:50am Thursday 18th March 2010 in
The five-year-old boy freed by kidnappers in Pakistan after his family paid a £110,000 ransom is on his way home.
Sahil Saeed and his father Raja Naqqash Saeed are believed to be on a plane back to Manchester from Islamabad.
The five-year-old was released on Tuesday after being snatched at gunpoint in Pakistan two weeks ago.
He was reunited with members of his family, including his father, at the home of the British High Commissioner.
Footage released of the reunion showed Sahil sending a message to his mother back home.
Prompted by his father, the five-year-old said: "Mummy, I miss you. Mummy, I love you."
A spokesman for the commission said: "Everyone was in very good spirits and of course delighted about his return.
"Sahil was playing football with his father in the garden and seemed really happy."
A statement released by Mr Saeed said he was "completely overjoyed" at being reunited with his son.
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Kidnap victim Sahil Saeed kisses his father Raja Naqqash Saeed after his release (AP)
Kidnap victim Sahil Saeed in Islamabad after his release (AP)
Kidnap victim Sahil Saeed sits with his grandmother Tasneem Bashir after his release (AP)
Kidnap victim Sahil Saeed kisses his father Raja Naqqash Saeed after his release (AP)
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