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Japan horrified

AP

Appalled and saddened by news of journalist Kenji Goto’s purported beheading by ISIS extremists, Japan on Sunday ordered heightened security precautions and said it would persist with its non-military support for fighting terrorism. The failure to save Goto raised fears for the life of a Jordanian fighter pilot also held by the militant group that controls about a third of both Syria and Iraq. The video that circulated online purporting to show a militant beheading Goto did not mention the pilot. “When I think of the grief of his family, I am left speechless,” he said. “We are filled with deep regret.” Threats from the ISIS group prompted an order for tighter security at airports and at Japanese facilities overseas, such as embassies and schools, government spokesman Yoshihide Suga said.