ISIS has released a new video in which it threatens to kill two Japanese hostages unless a ransom is paid.
Terrorist group threatens to kill Japanese hostages, demands $200M ransom
The terrorist group has demanded the sum of $200 million in 72 hours in exchange for the lives of Kenji Goto Jogo and Haruna Yukawa.
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The terrorist group has demanded the sum of $200 million in 72 hours in exchange for the lives of Kenji GotoJogo and Haruna Yukawa.
The hostages are shown kneeling in a desert field with a militant in black clothes standing above them with a knife.
The terrorist states in the video that Japan is being punished for donating $100 million to the war against the sect.
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“You have proudly donated $100 million to kill our women and children, to destroy the homes of the Muslims. So the life of this Japanese citizen will cost you $100 million,” the militant says.
The Prime Minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe, who is currently in Israel reacted to the threat saying:
“It is unforgivable and I feel strong resentment. Extremism and Islam are completely different things.”
ISIS has captured and publicly beheaded four foreigners – Americans, James Foley and Steven Sotloff and Brits, David Haines and Alan Henning.
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