One of two Japanese IS hostages, Haruna Yukawa, reportedly killed. Terrorist group demands release of female terrorist held in Jordan in exchange for remaining captive. Kenji Goto stated that the IS is now demanding the release of Sajida al-Rishawi, a female suicide bomber dispatched by al-Qaeda in Iraq to attack a hotel in Amman, Jordan in 2005. The Japanese government continued Sunday its efforts to verify the authenticity of the image with audio message posted online last night that claims Haruna Yukawa, one of two Japanese taken hostage by a group believed to be Islamic State militants, was killed. I updated all night my Francophone news-media partners. Situation is tense, divided between Tokyo and Amman Jordan, where decisions have to be made. Two U.S. government sources said that while the authenticity of the recording is still being evaluated, the U.S. government does assess that Yukawa has been killed, according to Reuters.
Posted on: Sun, 25 Jan 2015 01:09:51 +0000