The wife of Japanese journalist Kenji Goto, who is being threatened with execution by Islamic State militants, broke her silence hours before the deadline for a hostage swap that could save his life. As a sunset cutoff for a prisoner exchange on the Turkish-Syrian border loomed, the wife, who signed her name only “Rinko,” said she was begging Tokyo and Amman to save the lives of her husband and a Jordanian pilot.
Islamic State militants say they will kill the airman unless Jordan frees failed Iraqi suicide bomber Sajida al-Rishawi in exchange for Goto. Jordan demanded proof that the pilot is alive. There was no news of the hostages after night fell over parts of Iraq and Syria where IS is based.
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