Obuchi visits operation room for release of hostages

Obuchi visits operation room for release of hostages

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi (C) is surrounded by reporters when he visits the Foreign Ministry's operation room, which was established to deal with the Kyrgyz hostage crisis. Four Japanese and other hostages are still seized by Muslim rebels.

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