Japan sets up headquarters to deal with hostage issue in Kyrgyzs

Japan sets up headquarters to deal with hostage issue in Kyrgyzs

BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan - The photo shows the building housing the Kyrgyz Geology and Mineral Resources Ministry in the Kyrgyz capital of Bishkek where the Japanese government has set up its local headquarters to deal with the problem of rescuing seven hostages -- four Japanese and three Kyrgyz -- seized by radical Islamic rebels from neighboring Uzbekistan.

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