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Boat with island activists turns back to Taiwan

by AFP
January 24, 2013 , 11 : 18 am

The Japanese coastguard has released this photo of the Taiwanese boat approaching the disputed Diaoyu Islands. Pic: AFP

Taipei: A boat carrying a group of Taiwanese activists heading for disputed Japanese-controlled islands turned back Thursday before reaching their destination, Taiwan's coastguard said.The vessel turned back at 11:30 am Taipei time (0330 GMT) and was expected to arrive back at its north Taiwanese port a little more than seven hours later, a coastguard spokesman said.

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