KGOA - San Francisco Reporting Japanese Hostages Now Safe

[mhr]

No Link! ABC News Radio Report Only!

[democracyindanger]

1. Reported earlier by CNN and other sources

but good news, nonetheless :)

[Aidoneus]

2. But thousands of Iraqis are still held hostage

No update on that crisis, perhaps if it had the same attention..

[Skittles]

3. I am very glad to hear this

kudos to whoever intervened. I hope they will become part of the process that has ideas on what to do about the dreadful situation in Iraq.

[Art_from_Ark]

4. Japanese government confirms release

http://webnews.asahi.co.jp/

Edited to add disclaimer at bottom of article: Hostages have not been released yet
実際に解放されるまでは、解放されたわけではない

[maddezmom]

5. Al Jazeera denies reporting Japan hostages free

from what I can tell all the reports about the freed hostages go back to AlJazeera....and now they are denying report. Haven't seen anything on CNNI or BBC yet this am.

http://www.reuters.co.uk/newsPackageArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=491858ｧion=news

[VolcanoJen]

6. BBC World Service: Hostage Release, Whereabouts Unconfirmed

In their last hourly update at 08:00 GMT (04:00 EDT), they said that a Japanese diplomat working to secure the freedom of the three hostages cannot confirm their wherabouts, or that they are safe, despite media reports that they had been released.

:-(

Hopefully, the BBC will have better news at the top of the hour.

[maddezmom]

7. CNNI~ still no status on Japanese Hostages nt