ANOTHER THREAT TO BEHEAD An image grab taken off a video on Tuesday, reportedly released by the Islamic State (IS) group through Al-Furqan Media, one of the Jihadist platforms used by the militant organization on the web, allegedly shows Japanese hostages Kenji Goto (left) and Haruna Yukawa (right) in orange jumpsuits with a black-clad militant brandishing a knife as he addresses the camera in English, standing between them at an undisclosed location. AFP PHOTO
ANOTHER THREAT TO BEHEAD
An image grab taken off a video on Tuesday, reportedly released by the Islamic State (IS) group through Al-Furqan Media, one of the Jihadist platforms used by the militant organization on the web, allegedly shows Japanese hostages Kenji Goto (left) and Haruna Yukawa (right) in orange jumpsuits with a black-clad militant brandishing a knife as he addresses the camera in English, standing between them at an undisclosed location. AFP PHOTO

BEIRUT: The Islamic State (IS) group threatened to kill two Japanese hostages unless it receives a $200 million ransom within 72 hours, but Tokyo vowed on Tuesday it would not give in to "terrorism."

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