Experts, gov't panel probe into handling of hostage crisis

Experts, gov't panel probe into handling of hostage crisis

Kunihiko Miyake (C), a visiting professor at Ritsumeikan University who joined a government panel meeting investigating Japan's response to a hostage crisis in Syria in which two Japanese civilians were killed by Islamic State militants, speaks to reporters at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on May 21, 2015, after the meeting. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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