Report: ISIS Beheads Japanese Hostage

A passer-by watches a TV news program reporting two Japanese hostages, Kenji Goto, left, and Haruna Yukawa, held by the Islamic State group, in Tokyo, Friday, Jan. 23, 2015. Militants affiliated with the Islamic Sta... A passer-by watches a TV news program reporting two Japanese hostages, Kenji Goto, left, and Haruna Yukawa, held by the Islamic State group, in Tokyo, Friday, Jan. 23, 2015. Militants affiliated with the Islamic State group have posted an online warning that the "countdown has begun" for the group to kill a pair of Japanese hostages. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko) MORE LESS
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The Islamic State has purportedly beheaded one of the two Japanese hostages it is holding, according to a report Saturday morning.

The SITE Intelligence group reported that hostage Haruna Yukawa had been beheaded in a newly released video.

The terrorist group had demanded a $200 million ransom for the hostages.

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  1. Islamic extremist are going to have so many people hate them, that there will be a massive purge of killing needed. the one thing I am interested in seeing, how tough will countries be on taking on the biggest terrorist shop of all - Saudi arabia

  2. Human beings are capable of incredible kindness, love and caring.

    We are also capable of the most extreme cruelty, hatred and disregard.

    These ISIS vermin need to be dealt with swiftly. But don’t think that these actions are unique to any one culture, religion or region.

  3. king abdullah’s legacy.

  4. The problem is, the more they turn people against Islam in general, the more isolated they make mainstream followers feel, the easier it is for them to recruit. We have to be careful to keep the two camps separate in the conversation (A distinction lost on our right-wing brethren).

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