(1)3 crewmen abducted by pirates confirmed safe

BUTTERWORTH, Malaysia - An official of Kondo Kaiji Co., tells reporters in Butterworth on March 20 that the three crew members of its tugboat Idaten who had been abducted by pirates in the Malacca Strait last week are all safe.

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