(1)Parents rejoice at release of 2 Japanese in Iraq

(1)Parents rejoice at release of 2 Japanese in Iraq

IRUMA, Japan - Hideaki Yasuda, father of Jumpei Yasuda, one of two Japanese men released in Iraq, speaks of his joy and relief outside his house in Iruma, Saitama Prefecture, on April 17 on hearing news that his son has been released at a mosque in Baghdad and are safe. ''I have never been happier than this before,'' the 64-year-old father said.

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