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Japanese IS hostages: approaching deadline raises tension levels
Published Thu, Jan 22, 2015 · 09:50 PM
Tokyo
TENSION went up a notch as another day went by without the Japanese authorities making successful contact with the Islamic State (IS), which is holding two Japanese nationals hostage.
A man claiming to be a member of IS had threatened in an online video message on Tuesday to kill them unless Japan paid a US$200 ransom in 72 hours.
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