Japanese journalist held in Jordan after airport blast

Japanese journalist held in Jordan after airport blast

TOKYO, Japan - Mainichi Shimbun newspaper spokesman Tatsuaki Hashimoto (R) holds a news conference at the paper's head office May 2 in Tokyo after Jordanian authorities detained a Japanese journalist May 1. A ''souvenir'' the journalist allegedly took from Iraq exploded at Amman airport, killing an airport security guard and injuring three others. (Kyodo)

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