Tokyo, SANA , Islamic State in Iraq and Syria\u00a0(ISIS) terrorist organization said they had\u00a0beheaded a second Japanese hostage, journalist\u00a0Kenji Goto.<\/p>\n
“I feel intense indignation at this utterly cruel\u00a0and despicable act of terrorism,” Japanese Prime\u00a0Minister Shinzo Abe told an emergency Cabinet\u00a0meeting early on Sunday , shortly after a video\u00a0surfaced purporting to show the beheading of Goto,\u00a0after the failure of international efforts to\u00a0secure his release through a prisoner swap.<\/p>\n
ISIS released the video showing a hooded man\u00a0standing over Goto with a knife to his throat,\u00a0followed by footage of a head put on the back of a\u00a0human body. Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani\u00a0said the video appeared to be genuine, Reuters\u00a0reported.<\/p>\n
The video was released exactly a week after\u00a0footage appearing to show the beheaded body of\u00a0another Japanese hostage, Haruna Yukawa.<\/p>\n
“I will never forgive these terrorists,” Abe said\u00a0“Japan will work with the international community\u00a0to bring those responsible for this crime to\u00a0justice. Japan will never give in to terrorism.”<\/p>\n
When ISIS first threatened Goto, 47, and Yukawa,\u00a042, two weeks ago, it justified its move by citing\u00a0Abe’s pledge of $200 million in aid to countries\u00a0battling the militant group.<\/p>\n
But in a show of defiance, Abe on Sunday vowed to\u00a0increase Japan’s food, medicine and other\u00a0humanitarian aid for the Middle East.<\/p>\n
Iraqi Prime Minister, Haidar Abbadi condemned Sunday beheading of Japanese journalist Goto.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe strongly condemn this cowardly criminal act perpetrated by ISIS.\u201d Abbadi said in a statement Sunday, pointing out that this ugly crime necessitates more coordination and cooperation by the international community to eliminate ISIS terrorist organization.<\/p>\n
US President Barack Obama said the United States\u00a0condemned the “heinous murder” and would continue\u00a0to work with allies to destroy ISIS.<\/p>\n
Britain and France also condemned the killing.<\/p>\n
Abe’s government had put high priority on seeking\u00a0the release of Goto, a veteran war correspondent\u00a0captured by the militants in late October when he\u00a0went to Syria seeking Yukawa’s release.<\/p>\n
ISIS , an offshoot of al Qaeda, has beheaded a\u00a0number of Western journalists and aid workers,\u00a0saying they were paying the price for their\u00a0governments’ fight against the group.<\/p>\n
It has also killed many local people, through\u00a0beheadings, stonings and shootings, accusing them\u00a0of violating their hardline interpretation of\u00a0Islamic law.<\/p>\n
Barry Temmo\/ Ghossoun<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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