Muslims in Japan harassed in wake of hostage crisis

Muslims in Japan harassed in wake of hostage crisis

File photo taken Feb. 1, 2015, shows Muslims from across Japan praying for Kenji Goto, a Japanese journalist believed to have been killed by the Islamic State militant group, at Otsuka Mosque in Tokyo's Toshima Ward. At least six mosques and a Muslim organization in Japan have received threats since a hostage crisis that saw Goto and another Japanese man killed by the group, a Kyodo News survey showed Feb. 23, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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