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Last broadcast on Sun, 4 Jan 2009, 13:30 on BBC Radio 4 (see all broadcasts).
Synopsis
Hugh Sykes talks to Ali Abbas, the Iraqi boy who came to prominence in the British media in 2003 after suffering severe burns, the loss of his arms and 16 members of his family following a US army rocket attack. He tells Hugh about the terrible night of the attack, his stay in a Kuwaiti hospital and his life now, split between Britain and Iraq.
Iraq orphan shows football prowess
Hugh Sykes talks to Ali Abbas.
Broadcasts
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Mon 29 Dec 200820:00
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Sun 4 Jan 200913:30
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