IS threatens to kill Japanese hostages in new video unless it gets $200m

An online video released today purports to show the Islamic State (IS) group threatening to kill two Japanese hostages unless they receive a $200m (€173m) ransom in the next 72 hours.

IS threatens to kill Japanese hostages in new video unless it gets $200m

An online video released today purports to show the Islamic State (IS) group threatening to kill two Japanese hostages unless they receive a $200m (€173m) ransom in the next 72 hours.

The video, identified as being made by the group’s al-Furqan media arm and posted on militant websites associated with the extremist group, mirrored other hostage threats made by IS.

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