Abductee's mother on way to meet son

Abductee's mother on way to meet son

SOKCHO, South Korea - South Korea's Choi Gye Wol (C), the mother of Kim Young Nam, abducted by North Korea and believed to be the husband of Japanese victim of N. Korean abduction Megumi Yokota, and Kim's sister, Kim Young Ja (2nd from R), arrive at Sokcho in the country northeast on June 27 on their way to meet with Kim Young Nam as part of a special reunion between separated families and relatives to be held at the North's Mt. Kumgang.

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