UN chief urges ISIS to release hostages

 

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has urged ISIS to release Japanese hostages PMC President Haruna Yukawa and journalist Kenji Goto, TASS reports.The secretary general is very concerned about the Japanese hostages and other hostages in Syria and Iraq. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expressed outrage on Tuesday over the terrorists’ demands for $200 million for their release. The PM demanded their release and expressed willingness to cooperate with countries of the Middle East, including Israel and Jordan.The terrorists threatened to execute the two hostages unless they get $200 million within 72 hours.

 

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has urged ISIS to release Japanese hostages PMC President Haruna Yukawa and journalist Kenji Goto, TASS reports.

The secretary general is very concerned about the Japanese hostages and other hostages in Syria and Iraq. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expressed outrage on Tuesday over the terrorists’ demands for $200 million for their release. The PM demanded their release and expressed willingness to cooperate with countries of the Middle East, including Israel and Jordan.

The terrorists threatened to execute the two hostages unless they get $200 million within 72 hours.