17 journalists shelter in GSDF's Samawah camp

17 journalists shelter in GSDF's Samawah camp

SAMAWAH, Iraq - Photo taken April 9 shows one of 17 Japanese journalists who have taken refuge in the Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) camp in Samawah, southern Iraq, after the kidnapping of three Japanese civilians in Iraq by militants.

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