(4)3 crewmen abducted by pirates confirmed safe

(4)3 crewmen abducted by pirates confirmed safe

KUSHIRO, Japan - Family members of Japanese tugboat chief engineer Shunji Kuroda speak to reporters in Atsukeshi, Hokkaido, on March 21 on the release of their kin by the pirates in southern Thailand the previous day.

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