Hostage crisis involving Islamic State group

Hostage crisis involving Islamic State group

Photo taken Jan. 30, 2015, shows the Japanese Embassy in Amman, Jordan, where a government task force has been set up to deal with a hostage crisis involving the Islamic State group. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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