The Islamic State has released a video threatening to kill two Japanese hostages unless they receive $200 million within 72 hours.
It comes two days after Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledged the same amount in non-military support for countries fighting ISIS.
The clip, posted on militant websites associated with the extremist group, featured the British-accented jihadi widely known as 'Jihadi John' who appeared in the beheading videos of David Haines, Alan Henning, James Foley, and Steven Sotloff.
Kenji Goto Jogo (left) is a Japanese journalist who went to report on Syria's civil war last year, while Haruna Yukawa, a private military company operator, is thought to have been captured in Syria in August
It shows two hostages in orange jumpsuits that the militants identify as journalist Kenji Goto Jogo and military company operator Haruna Yukawa.
Japan's Foreign Ministry's anti-terrorism section has seen the video and analysts are assessing its authenticity, a ministry official said.
The official spoke on condition of anonymity because of department rules.
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