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Ex-S. Korean abductees call for help, talk of Japanese victims

Ex-S. Korean abductees call for help, talk of Japanese victims

TOKYO, Japan - Three South Korean men who were abducted by North Korea years ago and returned to their homeland by 2003 speak at a hearing to a Japanese House of Representatives panel on March 2. (From, L to R, front) are Jin Jeng Pal, Lee Jae Keyn and Kim Byeong Do. Shigeru Yokota (R, back), who heads the group of relatives of Japanese abducted by N. Korea, and his wife Sakie (2nd from R, back), listened to their statements.

Ex-S. Korean abductees call for help, talk of Japanese victims

Ex-S. Korean abductees call for help, talk of Japanese victims

TOKYO, Japan - Three South Korean men who were abducted by North Korea years ago and returned to their homeland by 2003 speak at a hearing to a Japanese House of Representatives panel on March 2. (From, L to R, front) are Jin Jeng Pal, Lee Jae Keyn and Kim Byeong Do. Shigeru Yokota (R, back), who heads the group of relatives of Japanese abducted by N. Korea, and his wife Sakie (2nd from R, back), listened to their statements. (Kyodo)