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Article: Peace is the objective A Family Affair London-born Amy Eldon, 24, grew up in Kenya with her older brother, Dan. In July 1993, Dan was stoned to death by an angry mob while covering the conflict in Somalia for Reuters. Amy recently made her first visit to the place where Dan was killed, accompanied by her mother Kathy, 52, also a journalist, and a TV documentary crew
- Article from:
- The Independent (London, England)
- Article date:
- November 16, 1998
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Amy's story
Dan and I grew up together in Africa. He was the most positive
life force that I have ever come across. To think that all that
energy could be crushed by hatred was difficult, as I always thought
that positivity would redeem everything. It took me a long time to
come to terms with that.
I was at college in the US studying international relations when
Dan died. After his death, I dropped out of school to get a clearer
perspective on what really mattered. I became aware that I was the
only one in control of my own destiny. He was only 22, but he was my
older brother. He'd looked out for me. I was 18. Suddenly I
thought: "My god, it really is up to me."
Soon afterwards I switched ...
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