Ex-abductee Soga speaks to press during rally

Hitomi Soga, a repatriated Japanese woman who was abducted by North Korean agents in 1978, speaks to the press during a rally on Sado Island, Niigata Prefecture, on April 26, 2015, calling for the return of other abductees. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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