Abductees' families, supporters stage sit-in

Abductees' families, supporters stage sit-in

TOKYO, Japan - Families of those who were abducted to North Korea and their supporters launch a sit-in near Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's office in Tokyo on June 24 to urge the premier to impose economic sanctions on Pyongyang. Shigeru Yokota (R) and his wife Sakie (2nd from R) whose daughter Megumi was kidnapped by N. Korea at age 13 in 1977, were among them. (Kyodo)

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