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k203-kh148

Kotaro Ogawa

From the news reports:

The men were said to be on their way to meet a blind 10-year-old Iraqi boy to take him to Japan for treatment.

AFP 28 May 2004

The two, who were reporting on the activities of Self-Defense Forces troops deployed in Samawah on a humanitarian aid mission, came to the SDF camp Thursday morning to get permission to enter restricted areas, Foreign Ministry spokesman Hatsuhisa Takashima told a news conference.

Japan Times 29 May 2004

Age 33
Sex Male
Occupation Journalist
Nationality Iraqi
Marital status Unrecorded
Parental status Unrecorded

Recorded in IBC incident k203

Location: near Mahmoudiya

Date: 27 May 2004