SDP gets threatening mail, bullets

SDP gets threatening mail, bullets

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows what appears to be a bullet contained in a letter delivered to the Social Democratic Party (SDP) on Nov. 9. Police said they are investigating the case which may be connected with the abductions of Japanese nationals by North Korean agents in the late 1970s and early 1980s. The letter urged the SPD ''to immediately disband itself.''

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