AMMAN: The Jordanian parliament issued a stern warning Thursday (Friday in Manila) as relatives pleaded with Islamic State militants holding a Jordanian pilot captive.

Jordan’s lower house of parliament threatened “grave consequences” if the extremists harm Lt. Moaz Kasasbeh, 26, whose F-16 crashed Wednesday near the Islamic State stronghold of Raqqah in northeastern Syria.

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