Friends remember Arizona aid worker who died in Islamic State captivity


  • World
  • Sunday, 15 Feb 2015

Kayla Mueller in an undated photo. REUTERS/Courtesy Mueller family

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (Reuters) - Friends and colleagues of Kayla Mueller, the aid worker who died while a captive of militants of the Islamic State group in Syria, remembered her on Saturday as someone who was trying to give back in gratitude for a life of freedom.

About 150 people gathered for a candlelight vigil in Mueller's honour Saturday evening at the United Christian Ministry at Northern Arizona University in a tearful and joyous celebration of her life.

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