Hostage crisis in Algeria

Hostage crisis in Algeria

NARITA, Japan - Hiroyuki Miyoshi, general manager in the International Project Division of JGC Corp., answers reporters' questions at Narita airport on Jan. 18, 2013, before leaving for Algeria, following a hostage crisis in the country involving employees of the Japanese engineering company and other foreign nationals.

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