(1)Family of Japanese hostage urges safe release

(1)Family of Japanese hostage urges safe release

TOKYO, Japan - Kidnapping victim Shosei Koda's mother Setsuko (L) cries in a car Oct. 28, when she left the Tokyo office of the Al-Jazeera satellite news network. She appealed for her son's freedom in an interview. He has been kidnapped by a group of Islamic militants in Iraq. (Kyodo)

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