IS video emerges 'showing Japanese hostages'

The Islamic State armed group which holds swathes of territory in Iraq and Syria has issued a video online purporting to show two Japanese hostages and demanding "200 million" from the Japanese government to save their lives.

The Islamic State armed group which holds swathes of territory in Iraq and Syria issued a video online on Tuesday purporting to show two Japanese hostages and demanding "200 million" from the Japanese government to save their lives, Reuters reports.

A knife-wielding black-clad figure, standing in a desert area along with two men and wearing orange clothing, criticised what he called the Japanese government's support for a US-led coalition waging a military campaign against Islamic State.     




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