(5)Families express thanks for release of kin

(5)Families express thanks for release of kin

CHITOSE, Japan - The parents of Nahoko Takato -- Mutsuo (L) and Kyoko (C) -- and her younger sister Ayako Inoue speak to reporters in front of Takato's house in Chitose, Hokkaido, on April 16 after Nahoko and two other Japanese hostages were released in Iraq.

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