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ISIS wants $200 mln ransom for Japanese hostages
short by Swarnima Bhattacharya / on Tuesday, 20 January, 2015
An online video released by ISIS on Tuesday, depicted the militants threatening to kill two Japanese hostages unless they received $200 million in the next 72 hours. The militant in the video directly addressed Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. “The threat is unforgivable and I feel strong resentment,” Mr. Abe responded. The video has created an uncomfortable stir worldwide.
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