Japanese doctor expresses gratitude for efforts for her release

Japanese doctor expresses gratitude for efforts for her release

PARIS, France - Dutch nurse Wilhem Sools (L) and Japanese doctor Keiko Akahane, who were freed Jan. 7 after having been abducted in Ethiopia in September, attend a news conference at the headquarters of the medical aid group Doctors of the World in Paris on Jan. 10. They arrived in Paris earlier in the day after staying in Nairobi following their release.

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