Kyrgyz lawmaker comments on abduction case

Kyrgyz lawmaker comments on abduction case

BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan - A Kyrgyz lawmaker says that Islamic guerrillas may free 17 hostages, including 4 Japanese, if the Kyrgyz government recognizes the hostage takers as an Uzbek opposition force. Tursunbai Bakiruulu, lower chamber member of the Kyrgyz legislative Supreme Council, made the comment in an interview at his office in Bishkek on Sept. 20.

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