N. Korea announces launch of abduction probe unit

N. Korea announces launch of abduction probe unit

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Song Il Ho, North Korea's ambassador for talks to normalize relations with Japan, holds a press conference in Pyongyang on July 4, 2014. North Korea announced the same day the launch of a new organization aimed at looking into the whereabouts of missing Japanese nationals suspected of being in its territory.

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