Japanese, S. Korean kin call for return of abductees

SEOUL, South Korea - Shigeru Yokota (C), whose daughter Megumi was snatched by North Korea in 1977 at age 13, address a meeting held in Seoul on June 24 by the kin of Japanese and South Korean abductees and their supporters to call for their early return.

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