Woman rescued in Aichi Pref. hostage standoff

Woman rescued in Aichi Pref. hostage standoff

NAGOYA, Japan - A policeman lifts onto his back Michiko Mori (C), a woman rescued from nearly 23 hours of hostage, in Nagakute, Aichi Prefecture, on May 18. She had been taken captive by her former husband at his house following a shooting spree by the man, a former gangster of the Yamaguchi-gumi, Japan's largest crime syndicate.

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