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Thu Apr 8, 9:18 AM ET
Japanese civilian detainees are seen at an undisclosed location in this image made from video released Thursday, April 8, 2004. The captives were identified as Noriaki Imai, Soichiro Koriyana and Nahoko Takato. Eight South Koreans and three Japanese were kidnapped Thursday by insurgents in Iraq (news - web sites), and captors armed with automatic rifles and swords threatened to burn the Japanese alive if Tokyo did not withdraw from the U.S.-led coalition. Associated Press Television News obtained a copy of a full tape, which shows four armed, masked men pointing knives and swords at the captives' chests and throats. (AP Photo/APTN)
