Landmine victim to meet Irish rescuer

An American aid worker badly injured by a landmine in Somalia will meet today the Irish pilot who rescued him for the first time.

Landmine victim to meet Irish rescuer
Wed, 28 May, 2008 - 11:34

An American aid worker badly injured by a landmine in Somalia will meet today the Irish pilot who rescued him for the first time.

While travelling through the troubled African country in December 1993, Ken Rutherford hit the mine and lost his foot.

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