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Watch: Islamic State militants threaten to kill Japan hostages in new video

videosUpdated on Jan 20, 2015 2:14 PM IST
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An online video released on Tuesday purported to show the Islamic State group threatening to kill two Japanese hostages unless they receive a $200 million ransom in the next 72 hours. The video shows two hostages in orange jumpsuits. The video shows two hostages in orange jumpsuits that the militants identify as Kenji Goto Jogo and Haruna Yukawa. Japan's Foreign Ministry's anti-terrorism section has seen the video and analysts are assessing it, a ministry official said. The militant with a British accent in the video said the Japanese were targeted for supporting Western military efforts against it.

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