The Islamic State group has threatened in a new video to kill two Japanese hostages he claims to hold and demanded a ransom of $ 200 million to the Japanese government for their lives.
In this video posted on jihadist websites whose authenticity could not be immediately be established, the group that controls large swathes of territory in Iraq and Syria threatens to "kill within 72 hours of the two hostages "and" calls on the Japanese government to pay $ 200 million to save their lives. "
This is the premmière time this organization, known for its brutality, announces holding Japanese hostages. She identified them as Haruna Yukawa and Kenji Goto Jogo.
In this video, a man dressed in black uniform jihadist, holding a knife, speaks English on camera while standing in the middle of two hostages dressed in an orange dress.
The EI Group has announced the execution of four Western hostages, including American journalists James Foley and Steven Sottloff.
An official of the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that Tokyo was following the case and assessed the situation.
This video is published while Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo is visiting Jerusalem on Tuesday before meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah, West Bank, the last stage of a tour that took him to Egypt, Jordan and Israel .
AFP
