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January 20, 2015       Share:    

Source: http://www.latimes.com/world/middleeast/la-fg-islamic-state-japan-hostages-video-20150119-story.html

Islamic State Threatens to Kill Two Japanese Hostages, Demands $200 Million

(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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