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12/23/2024 12:35:41 am

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Ransom for Japanese Hostages

Islamic State Demands US$200M for Two Japanese Hostages

A masked militant apparently from the Islamic State threatened to kill two Japanese citizens, in a video posted online on Tuesday, unless Japan paid the hostage-takers $200 million in three days.

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