North Korea admits abducting Japanese, says some still alive

Wednesday, September 18, 2002

PYONGYANG, North Korea -- In an astonishing concession, North Korean leader Kim Jong Il admitted Tuesday that North Korean spies abducted about a dozen Japanese decades ago and said at least four were still alive.

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