2 released Japanese captives arrive in Japan

2 released Japanese captives arrive in Japan

NARITA, Japan - Nobutaka Watanabe, a human rights activist released April 17 by their armed Iraqi captors after three days in captivity, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on April 20.

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