Jordanian pilot Mu'ath al-Kaseasbeh has been held by the extremist Islamic State group
Japanese responded with shock at a video purportedly showing one of two Japanese hostages of the extremist Islamic State group had been killed. With national attention focusing on efforts to save the other hostage, 47-year-old journalist Kenji Goto
Tokyo: A special Japanese envoy in Jordan has expressed hope that both a Japanese hostage and a Jordanian pilot held by Islamic militants will return home "with a smile on their faces."
Deputy Foreign Minister Yasuhide Nakayama said he hopes the two countries can cooperate to secure the release of the two men from the Islamic State group. Nakayama spoke to reporters Monday night after another day of crisis talks in the Jordanian capital.
Jordanian pilot Mu'ath al-Kaseasbeh has been held by the extremist Islamic State group after crashing in December.
( Source : AP )
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