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Gerco van Deventer and his wife, Shereen.

Gerco van Deventer and his wife, Shereen.

South African paramedic Gerco van Deventer is back home with his wife and children. 

Van Deventer, 48, was taken hostage in Libya six years ago and then sold to Al-Qaeda militants.

Imtiaz Sooliman, founder of the humanitarian organisation Gift of the Givers, last said there had been no updates as to when Van Deventer would board a flight back to South Africa, since his release on 10 December.

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