Abductees' families disappointed at U.S. delisting of N. Korea

Abductees' families disappointed at U.S. delisting of N. Korea

OSAKA, Japan - Shigeo Iizuka, 70, who heads a group of families of Japanese victims of North Korea's past abductions, speaks to reporters in Osaka on Oct. 12. He expressed disappointment over the U.S. move the previous day to drop the country from its list of nations sponsoring terrorism.

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