TOKYO -- Militants affiliated with the Islamic State group have posted an.
The militant group gave Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe a 72-hour deadline -- which expired Friday -- to pay a $200 million ransom for the two hostages. The posting on a forum popular among Islamic State militants and sympathizers did not show any .
Japanese Hostages Mother Urges Islamic State to Spare Him
TOKYO ��� Making a desperate plea for her sons life, the elderly mother of one of two Japanese hostages held by the Islamic State militant group told his kidnappers on Friday that he was not an enemy of Islam. Junko Ishido, the mother of the journalist.
Japans Abe fighting against time to free 2 hostages before.
This image taken from an online video released by the Islamic State groups al-Furqan media arm on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015, purports to show the group threatening to kill two Japanese hostages that the militants identify as��.
Mother of IS-held Japanese hostage calls for release of son.
Tokyo, Jan 23: Junko Ishido, mother of a Japanese hostage held by the Islamic State (IS) militants, called Friday morning for the release of her son, Kenji Goto, hours before the 72-hour deadline given by the IS. Ishido said at a��.
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20, 2015, threatening to kill two Japanese hostages, Goto, 47, and Haruna Yukawa, 42, within 72 hours unless it receives $200 million. (AP Photo/Reportr by Independent Press and Pacific Bridge Media and Consulting).
Japanese Twitter Users Defy Hostage Crisis
Hours after the Islamic State (IS) group released a video threatening to behead two Japanese hostages, Japanese Twitter users were defying the militants threats by creating and sharing images mocking the militants. In a January 20 video, a British.
Militants say countdown has begun for Japanese hostages
TOKYO (AP) ��� Militants affiliated with the Islamic State group have posted an online warning that the countdown has begun for the group to kill a pair of Japanese hostages. The posting which appeared Friday shows a clock counting down to zero along .
Video: Islamic State Threatens to Kill Two Hostages Unless.
CAIRO (AP) ��� An online video released Tuesday purported to show the Islamic State group threatening to kill two Japanese hostages unless they receive a $200 million ransom in the next 72 hours. The video, identified.
Islamic State release video threatening to kill two Japanese.
THE Prime Minister of Japan has vowed to save the two Japanese hostages threatened by Islamic State militants, calling their lives the.
Isil statement on Japan hostages fate due as 72-hour deadline passes
09.25 The Japan Muslim Association has issued a statement expressing deep concern about the fate of the hostages being held in northern Syria and calling for their release. The association emphasises that Islam strictly prohibits the killing of.
Prison Planet.com �� Video threatening Japanese hostages.
The Japanese government believes a video of two Japanese hostages released on the internet by the Islamic State extremist group may have been doctored. The government is analysing the video images. The Islamic State��.
Video: Islamic State Threatens to Kill Two Hostages Unless.
CAIRO (AP) ��� An online video released Tuesday purported to show the Islamic State group threatening to kill two Japanese hostages unless they receive a $200 million ransom in the next 72 hours. The video, identified.
Islamic State militants threaten to kill Japanese hostages
The Islamic State group threatened in a video Tuesday to kill two Japanese hostages within 72 hours unless it receives a $200 million ransom, but Tokyo vowed it would not bow to ���terrorism���. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo��.
Japanese hostages: Islamic State captured reporter after he.
. was captured after returning to Syria to help his friend. ONE of the Japanese hostages being held captive by so-called Islamic State militants was seized when he tried to save his friend from the terror group, it has emerged.
Deadline Passing for Japan Response to Islamic States Demand for Ransom
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga declined to comment on the NHK report, saying that Japan would continue to do its utmost for the release of the hostages. Finance Minister Taro Aso, also deputy prime minister, told reporters that payment of the .
ISIS Threatens to Execute Two Japanese Hostages.
ISIS released a new video saying the terror group will kill two Japanese hostages unless it receives $200 million in the next 72 hours. Published at 6:07 am ET, Tue Jan 20 2015. Just Watched. replay. The militant group ISIS��.
Japanese Hostages Mother Pleads With ISIS to Free Son as Deadline Looms
TOKYO ��� The mother of Kenji Goto, a Japanese journalist facing a possible Friday deadline for execution by ISIS, pleaded with the militant group to release her son and apologized for the trouble Kenji has caused. In a statement distributed to.
Top Stories: Saudi Kings Death; Japanese Hostages Fate Unknown
Good morning, here are our early stories: ��� Saudi King Abdullah Leaves Behind A Complex Legacy. ��� Fate Of Japanese Hostages Unclear After Islamic States Deadline Passes. And here are more early headlines: Yemens President, Cabinet Resign .
ISIS Deadline Passes With No Word on JAPANESE HOSTAGES
A deadline set by ISIS to pay a $200 million ransom to prevent the execution of two Japanese hostages passed early Friday with no word on the fate of the captives. The Islamist terror group on Tuesday released a video making the demand and showing.
Islamic State group threatens to kill 2 Japanese hostages
CAIRO ��� The Islamic State group threatened to kill two Japanese hostages Tuesday unless they receive $200 million in 72 hours, directly demanding the ransom from Japans premier during his visit to the Middle East. Prime��.
Prayers Said for Japanese Hostages Held by Islamic Militants
TOKYO (AP) ��� Prayers were offered Friday at Tokyos largest mosque for two Japanese hostages threatened with beheading by Islamic militants who had demanded a $200 million ransom for their release. Militants affiliated with the Islamic State group .
ISIS threatens to kill 2 Japanese hostages unless Tokyo.
(CNN) ��� Two Japanese hostages, one demand from ISIS: Hand over $200 million, or else. The else being that the pair will meet the same gruesome fate as other captives held by the terrorist group, others who were shown in��.
Deadline for Japanese ISIS hostages fast approaching
TOKYO -- The deadline for paying $200 million ransom to secure the release of two Japanese hostages held by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) was fast approaching early Friday with no signs of a breakthrough. Hours before the cutoff time after.
Islamic State deadline on Japanese captives passes with no word on fate
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan said on Friday it was still trying to secure the release of two Japanese hostages held by Islamic State militants after a deadline to pay ransom for their release passed and there was no immediate word on their fate. Prime.
Did Japan Botch ISIS Hostage Deal?
TOKYO���ISIS says it will kill two Japanese hostages if the Japanese government fails to pay a $200 million ransom by 12:50 a.m. ET Friday. But The Daily Beast has learned that the current crisis might have been averted last year if the Japanese.
Ransom deadline for 2 Japanese hostages looms
The deadline to pay a ransom for two Japanese hostages of the Islamic State group or risk their execution loomed Friday, without any signs of progress on securing their release. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe convened his National Security Council to.
Time running out for Japanese hostages held by ISIS | WGN.
TOKYO ��� Time apparently is running out for two Japanese hostages held in Syria by militants affiliated with the Islamic State group. They have posted an online warning that the ���countdown has begun��� for the group to kill��.
Mother of Isis Japanese hostage pleads for sons life as 72 hour ransom.
However, when asked whether the British Prime Minister had urged Mr Abe to resist pressure to hand over a ransom to the kidnappers, a spokeswoman for Downing Street said on Thursday: The Japanese signed up at our G8 summit in Lough Erne to the .
Japan weighs ransom in Islamic State threat to kill hostages.
CAIRO (AP) ��� The Islamic State group threatened to kill two Japanese hostages within 72 hours, demanding a $200 million ransom in a video posted online Tuesday that showed a knife-brandishing masked militant standing��.
Mother of Japanese Isis hostage Kenji Goto makes tearful appeal
The mother of one of two Japanese hostages being held by Isis has made an emotional appeal for his release just hours before militants have threatened to execute him unless Japans government pays a US$200m ransom. Junko Ishido, 76, said her son, .
Islamic State: Mother makes appeal to release Japanese.
A DISTRAUGHT mother made a tearful appeal to Islamic State (IS) to release two Japanese hostages threatened with execution as a ransom deadline passed.
ISIS Demands $200M Ransom For 2 Japanese Hostages.
ISIS executioner Jihadi John threatens to kill Japanese hostages unless they receive $200m in 72-hour ultimatum after their Prime Minister pledged the same amount to countries fighting ISIS. By Simon Tomlinson | 20��.