Leader of guerrillas who abducted Japanese engineers

Leader of guerrillas who abducted Japanese engineers

OSH, Kyrgyzstan - Photo shows Juma Namangoni, leader of the Islamic guerrillas who abducted a group of hostages, including four Japanese mining engineers, in southern Kyrgyzstan on Aug. 23. The guerrilla group is well-equipped and well-manned, a Kyrgyz government military officer, who took part in fighting with the guerrillas, told Kyodo News in an interview Sept. 2. Namangoni is said to be aged around 25.

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