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Radio 5 Live,2 mins

Ali Abbas: "I didn't know that I had lost my family"

Victoria Derbyshire

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At 12 years old, Ali Abbas' home in Iraq was destroyed by a rocket attack in which he lost both his arms and his family. Ali was treated for his injuries in the UK and is now a British citizen. Now trying to set up a charity for limbless children he describes the day's events to Victoria.

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