(2)Abduction probe group adds Saitama man as victim of abduction

TOKYO, Japan - A citizens group investigating possible cases of North Korea having abducted Japanese nationals said Aug. 2 that Susumu Fujita, who has been missing from Saitama Prefecture since 1976, is probably an abduction victim. The Investigation Commission on Missing Japanese Probably Related to North Korea said it obtained what is believed to be Fujita's photo from a North Korean defector.

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