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Archive Home > 2008 > December > 02 > Kidnapped doctor verified safe in Somalia

Kidnapped doctor verified safe in Somalia


December 2, 2008

NAIROBI, Kenya — A Japanese doctor who was kidnapped in Ethiopia in September was confirmed safe in Somalia by The Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper on Sunday night.

Keiko Akahane, 32, and a Dutch nurse were abducted by an armed group on Sept. 22 in eastern Ethiopia, close to the Somali....

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