As the hostage drama continues over two Japanese held by the Islamic State group, journalists versed in Middle Eastern affairs are questioning how the Abe administration is handling the crisis.
The fate of the two men — freelance journalist Kenji Goto, 47, and Haruna Yukawa, 42 — hangs in the balance, now that the 72-hour deadline the Japanese government presumes was 2:50 p.m. Friday has passed.
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KEYWORDS
Armed conflicts,
religion,
U.S.,
kidnapping,
Terrorism,
Syria,
Iraq,
Islamic State,
Haruna Yukawa,
Kenji Goto,
IS hostage crisis
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