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| Japan checking IS 'hostage death' video | Japan checking IS 'hostage death' video |
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| Japan says it is seeking to verify a video that claims Japanese hostage Haruna Yukawa, held by Islamic State (IS) militants, has been killed. | Japan says it is seeking to verify a video that claims Japanese hostage Haruna Yukawa, held by Islamic State (IS) militants, has been killed. |
| Cabinet ministers are holding an emergency meeting about the video. | Cabinet ministers are holding an emergency meeting about the video. |
| On Tuesday the group threatened to kill Mr Yukawa and fellow Japanese hostage Kenji Goto unless Japan paid $200m (£130m) within 72 hours. | On Tuesday the group threatened to kill Mr Yukawa and fellow Japanese hostage Kenji Goto unless Japan paid $200m (£130m) within 72 hours. |
| Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe condemned the latest video as "absurd and unforgivable". | |
| The video purports to show Mr Goto holding a picture of what appears to be the body of Mr Yukawa, and issuing a new demand from IS in return for his own release. |