(3)Abductees' relatives arrive in Los Angeles

(3)Abductees' relatives arrive in Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES, United States - Shigeru Yokota (L) shows pictures of his daughter Megumi, who North Korea said was abducted to the country and committed suicide in 1993, at a news conference in Los Angeles on April 16. Yokota and three other family members of Japanese abducted to North Korea are visiting Los Angeles to lobby Americans for support.

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