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Five years have passed since Syrian citizen-journalist Amir Hamed was abducted (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News January 14, 2019

Amir Hamed was abducted by gunmen from his home in Derbasiyah, North-Eastern Syria, on 11 January 2014. His whereabouts are still a mystery.
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