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Aijalon Gomes Returns Home to Boston with Jimmy Carter

Watch exclusive Carter Center video of the arrival that took place at Boston Logan Airport.

On August 27, American teacher Aijalon Gomes was reunited with his family in Boston after being imprisoned seven months in North Korea. Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter had embarked on a humanitarian mission to obtain Gomes' release after he was arrested last January and subsequently sentenced to eight years of hard labor and fined about $600,000. After two days of talks, President Carter and other delegates from The Carter Center left Pyongyang and accompanied Mr. Gomes for the flight home.

Read more at the Carter Center's blog: http://blog.cartercenter.org/2010/09/09/aijalon-gomes-returns-home-to-boston-with-jimmy-carter-watch-exclusive-video/

Founded in 1982 by former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and former First Lady Rosalynn Carter in partnership with Emory University, The Carter Center is committed to advancing human rights and alleviating unnecessary human suffering. The Center wages peace, fights disease, and builds hope worldwide.

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