(2)2 freed crew members, colleagues return to Japan

(2)2 freed crew members, colleagues return to Japan

FUKUOKA, Japan - Captain Nobuo Inoue (C) of the Japanese tugboat Idaten, who was abducted by armed pirates in the Malacca Strait along with two of his colleagues, is greeted by his wife Kazumi (L) on arriving at Fukuoka airport on March 23. (Kyodo)

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