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Two Italian women freed from captivity in Iraq for a reputed million dollars ransom said today they feared for their lives throughout their three-week abduction, despite what they called ”privileged” treatment from their captors.

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Pope John Paul II led prayers today for the release of two Italian aid workers kidnapped by an armed gang in Iraq, while Premier Silvio Berlusconi urged a united front against terrorism.

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