(1)Abductees, kin embrace after 24 years

(1)Abductees, kin embrace after 24 years

TOKYO, Japan - Hitomi Soga (top), Yukiko Okudo (L 2nd row), Kaoru Hasuike (R 2nd row), Fukie Hamamoto (C low) and Yasushi Chimura (R low) walk down the stairs at Haneda airport after a flight from Pyongyang on Oct. 15.

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