Obama Condemns Murder Of Japanese Man By Islamic State Militants

Obama Condemns Murder Of Japanese Man By Islamic Militants
US President Barack Obama speaks to the US Conference of Mayors on January 23, 2015 in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC. AFP PHOTO/MANDEL NGAN (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)
US President Barack Obama speaks to the US Conference of Mayors on January 23, 2015 in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC. AFP PHOTO/MANDEL NGAN (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)

RAMSTEIN, Germany, Jan 24 (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama strongly condemned on Saturday the killing of Japanese citizen Haruna Yukawa by Islamic State militants, the White House said in a statement.

"Our condolences today are with the people of Japan for their terrible loss," said the statement, which was issued while Obama is en route to India.

"We renew our call for the immediate release of Kenji Goto and all other remaining hostages," it said.

An audio message that said Yukawa had been killed was released on Saturday. Reuters could not independently confirm the message. (Reporting by Roberta Rampton; Writing by Eric Beech; Editing by Mohammad Zargham)

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