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This photo by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on August 27, 2010 shows former U.S. president Jimmy Carter (left) shaking hands with U.S. citizen Aijalon Mahli Gomes (2nd right) before they leave Pyongyang Airport
Friday, Aug. 27, 2010

Open quoteTo set free the illegal entrant is a manifestation of [North Korea's] humanitarianism and peace-loving policy.Close quote

  • KCNA,
  • the state-run Korean Central News Agency, reporting the release of Aijalon Mahli Gomes, an American who had been in jail since January. Ex-President Jimmy Carter flew in to secure his release
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