Tokyo Tries To Secure Release Of Hostages; ISIS Clock Counts Down
January 23 2015
As of Friday morning, there was no word on the fate of Japanese hostages being held by Islamic State terrorists.
The deadline has passed for the demand that Japan pay a US$200 million ransom to free two hostages, reported the Wall Street Journal.
ISIS threatened to kill the hostages in a video released online on Tuesday. Tokyo was given 72 hours to pay the money. The deadline was estimated at Friday around 2:50 p.m., Tokyo time (or 12:50 a.m. Eastern time in the U.S.).
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