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Thursday, December 13, 2007 6:07 pm

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Japanese fishing boats seized by Russia off Kunashiri Island

Four Japanese fishing boats were seized by Russian border security authorities early Thursday in waters off the disputed Kunashiri Island in the northern Pacific, government officials said.

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