ISIS claims execution of Japanese hostage; new demands made
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One of two Japanese hostages held by ISIS, Haruna Yukawa,
has purportedly been executed by the militant group, according to an unverified video
One of ISIS' two Japanese hostages has been killed after a deadline for ransom passed, and the terror group has issued a new demand for the other's freedom -- a prisoner exchange -- a video posted Saturday by a known ISIS supporter.
The new video appears to show a static image of surviving Japanese hostage Kenji Goto, dressed in orange, holding a photo of what appears to be beheaded compatriot Haruna Yukawa. The posting came four days after an ISIS video demanded that the Japanese government pay $200 million (£130m) within 72 hours for the hostages' release.
On Saturday's video, a man's voice claiming to Goto's says Japanese PM Shinzo Abe is to blame for Yukawa's death.
"You were given a deadline, so my captives acted upon their words," he says.
The voice then relays ISIS' new demand
-- the release of Sajida Rishawi, a woman that he says is being held by Jordanian authorities.
"They no longer want money, so you don't need to worry about funding terrorists," the voice says in English.
"They just demand the release of their imprisoned sister Sajida Rishawi."
In this case, you definitely do. Giving IS one more terrorist will not matter much in the long run considering they have thousands, compared to saving one more innocent journalist's life.
Disgusting
this is awful. They need to be stopped.