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Adam Shannon, left, and his baby brother Jason shortly before they were kidnapped in August 2001 by their mother and Egyptian grandmother and taken to Cairo. The boys were aged 4 and 8 months when they were abducted; they're now 11 and 7.
Adam Shannon as a baby
Michael Shannon fishing with his then-toddler son Adam before the boy and his baby brother were kidnapped in 2001 from their home in Maryland and taken to Cairo by their mother and grandmother.
Nermeen Khalifa, who with her mother Afaf Khalifa abducted her sons Adam and Jason in 2001, then 4 and 8 months, and took them to Egypt. Their father, Michael Shannon of Maryland, hasn't seen them since.
Jason Shannon, left, with his big brother Adam shortly before the children were abducted in August 2001 by their mother and maternal grandmother, who fled with them to Cairo. The boys haven't been back to the United States or seen their father in Maryland since.
Michael Shannon with Adam when he was a baby
Adam Shannon as a toddler, taking a quick nap. He is now 11 years old and living in Egypt in an armored compound with his mother, his maternal grandparents and his younger brother Jason, now 7.