(3)Families express thanks for release of kin

(3)Families express thanks for release of kin

SAPPORO, Japan - Naoko Imai, mother of Noriaki Imai, one of three Japanese hostages released in Iraq, is all smiles as she talks with reporters in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on April 16.

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