ISIS demands $200 million, threatens to kill Japanese hostages in new video

In a new video released Tuesday, militants from the Islamic State threaten to kill two Japanese hostages if they don't receive $200 million in ransom money within the next 72 hours.

Two men in orange jumpsuits appear in the tape, and are identified by the militants as Kenji Goto Jogo and Haruna Yukawa, The Associated Press reports. Japanese officials have not commented on the video, which has been posted on extremist websites associated with ISIS.

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