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Abe vows to save Japanese captives

| | Jan 21, 2015, at 03:29 am
Tokyo, Jan 20 (IBNS) Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has vowed to save the two Japanese hostages after the Islamic State group threatened to kill them.

A video purportedly from the Islamic State, a man, who is claiming to be a member of militant group, is seen threatening to kill two Japanese captives unless a ransom of $200 million is paid, reports said.

The man, who is wearing a black outfit, is seen standing in between the two Japanese nationals kneeling on the ground.

"In the video uploaded to the YouTube video-hosting site, the man, wielding a knife, threatened to kill the Japanese hostages, identified as Haruna Yukawa and Kenji Goto, within 72 hours,"Japanese News Agency Kyodo reported on Tuesday.

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