Japan Reacts To Apparent Beheading Of ISIS Hostage

Japan’s prime minister expressed outrage on Sunday at an image released Saturday that appeared to show the decapitated body of one of two Japanese hostages captured by ISIS militants. The kidnappers had threatened to kill the men if a Friday deadline passed for a $200 million ransom from Japan.

On Saturday, a video appeared in which one of the hostages, Kenji Goto, a 47-year-old journalist, was shown holding a photo of what appeared to be the decapitated body of the other hostage, Haruna Yukawa, 42, an adventurer.

ABC’s Matt McGarry joined us from Beirut with the latest.

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