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Mom risks life to fight off daughter's attempted kidnapper – Photo credit: NBC News|YouTube

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Mom risks her life to fight off man who attempted to kidnap her adult daughter

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Pictured here: Anita Omary; her son, Osman; and Omary’s close friends – Photo credit: Array

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