U.S. President, UK PM condemn Brutal Murder of Japan Hostage by IS
U.S. President Barack Obama strongly condemned Saturday the killing of a Japanese hostage by the Islamic State group, though the execution has not yet been independently confirmed.
"The United States strongly condemns the brutal murder of Japanese citizen Haruna Yukawa by the terrorist group" Obama said in a statement, referring to IS. Japanese officials were still working to verify a video posted online claiming that one of two men held hostage by Islamic State jihadists had been executed.
At the same time, British Prime Minister David Cameron said, as Japan scrambled to verify an online video.
"The reported brutal murder of Haruna Yukawa and the further threats made by ISIL are yet another reminder of the murderous barbarity of these terrorists," Cameron said in a statement issued by his Downing Street office.
Source: Agence France Presse
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