A black-clad militant pointed a knife at the heads of two Japanese hostages and demanded $200 million in reparations within 72 hours, a hefty penalty for Japan's financial support of the fight against Islamic State, "otherwise this knife will become your nightmare."
The ultimatum, released Monday in a chilling video, shows two men on their knees in the desert wearing orange jumpsuits who are identified as Kenji Goto Jogo and Haruna Yukawa.
"You have proudly donated $100 million to kill our women and children, to destroy the homes of the Muslims," the militant said to the camera in English and waving a knife for good measure. "So the life of this Japanese citizen will cost you $100 million."
The video, identified as being made by the Islamic State group's al-Furqan media arm and posted on militant websites associated with the extremist group, mirrored other hostage threats made the group.
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