January 25, 2015

"A video released late Saturday suggested that a Japanese hostage Haruna Yukawa held by the Islamic State (IS) militants, was killed, according to local report.

In the video, another Japanese captive Kenji Goto's photo was posted and an audio message was attached saying that Yukawa was killed.

Top government spokesman Yoshihide Suga said that the government here will have a ministerial meeting on the hostage crisis, according to Japan's Kyodo News."

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