4 Japanese, 1 Kyrgyz hostage released

4 Japanese, 1 Kyrgyz hostage released

KARAMYK, Kyrgyzstan - Japanese mining engineers Toshiaki Ariie (L) and Nobuhisa Nakajima (R), who had been abducted by Islamic rebels, arrived in Karamyk in southern Kyrgyzstan on Oct. 25, along with two other Japanese and a Kyrgyz hostage shortly after the two men were released. Ariie, 58, and Nakajima, 49, were abducted in the Batken district in southern Kyrgyzstan on Aug. 23 together with two other Japanese mining engineers and three Kyrgyz. Two of the three Kyrgyz were freed earlier.

Kyrgyz checks conducted over kidnapping of Japanese

Kyrgyz checks conducted over kidnapping of Japanese

OSH, Kyrgyzstan - Checks are conducted Aug. 31 in Osh in southern Kyrgyzstan on a major road leading to the Batken district where four Japanese mining engineers and three Kyrgyz citizens were kidnapped Aug. 23.

Photos of 4 freed Japanese in Central Asia

Photos of 4 freed Japanese in Central Asia

TOKYO, Japan - These are photos taken Monday of the four Japanese mining engineers who were freed Oct. 24 after being held hostage for two months by Islamic rebels in Central Asia. Hirotaro Fujii (L top), Haruo Harada (R top), Toshiaki Ariie (L bottom) and Nobuhisa Nakajima. The four were abducted on Aug. 23 in the Batken district of southern Kyrgyzstan.

4 Japanese, 1 Kyrgyz hostage released

4 Japanese, 1 Kyrgyz hostage released

KARAMYK, Kyrgyzstan - Japanese mining engineers Toshiaki Ariie (L) and Nobuhisa Nakajima (R), who had been abducted by Islamic rebels, arrived in Karamyk in southern Kyrgyzstan on Oct. 25, along with two other Japanese and a Kyrgyz hostage shortly after the two men were released. Ariie, 58, and Nakajima, 49, were abducted in the Batken district in southern Kyrgyzstan on Aug. 23 together with two other Japanese mining engineers and three Kyrgyz. Two of the three Kyrgyz were freed earlier.

Kyrgyz checks conducted over kidnapping of Japanese

Kyrgyz checks conducted over kidnapping of Japanese

OSH, Kyrgyzstan - Checks are conducted Aug. 31 in Osh in southern Kyrgyzstan on a major road leading to the Batken district where four Japanese mining engineers and three Kyrgyz citizens were kidnapped Aug. 23.