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Japanese doctor abducted in Ethiopia, freed in Kenya

INA, Japan - Chihiro Akahane, 34, brother of Keiko Akahane, 32, and her mother Chieko, 64, appear before reporters at a relative's house in Ina, Nagano Prefecture, Jan. 8 after Keiko, a female Japanese doctor abducted in Ethiopia, was freed in Kenya. Keiko was abducted by an armed group in Ethiopia on Sept. 22, 2008.

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Japanese doctor abducted in Ethiopia, freed in Kenya

INA, Japan - Chihiro Akahane, 34, brother of Keiko Akahane, 32, and her mother Chieko, 64, appear before reporters at a relative's house in Ina, Nagano Prefecture, Jan. 8 after Keiko, a female Japanese doctor abducted in Ethiopia, was freed in Kenya. Keiko was abducted by an armed group in Ethiopia on Sept. 22, 2008. (Kyodo)

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Doctor returns to Japan after release from abduction in Ethiopia

NAGOYA, Japan - Abducted doctor Keiko Akahane (2nd from L) smiles on arriving at Central Japan International Airport in Aichi Prefecture on Jan. 13 with her mother Chieko and older brother Chihiro. Akahane returned to Japan following her release three and a half months after being abducted in Ethiopia in September. (Kyodo).