Activist says guerrillas guarantee safety of Japanese hostages

Activist says guerrillas guarantee safety of Japanese hostages

BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan - Human rights activist Tursunbek Akunov gives an interview to Kyodo News in Bishkek on Sept. 9, in which he said the field commander of Muslim guerrillas holding a dozen hostages has guaranteed that four Japanese hostages are safe and well. Akunov is brokering negotiations between the Kyrgyz military and the guerrillas.

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