(AP-Los Angeles Times) A video released Tuesday shows the Islamic State threatening to kill two Japanese hostages unless they receive a $200 million ransom in the next 72 hours. Haruna Yukawa was kidnapped in Syria after going there to train with militants. Kenji Goto Jogo is a respected Japanese freelance journalist who went to report on Syria's civil war.
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