Koizumi indicates gov't believes 3 Japanese hostages safe

Koizumi indicates gov't believes 3 Japanese hostages safe

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi speaks during a debate with opposition leaders in the Diet on April 14. Koizumi said later in the day that his government has ''obtained many pieces of information'' suggesting that three Japanese taken hostage in Iraq are safe.

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