Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) speaks to the media at his official residence in Tokyo in this January 25, 2015 photo by Kyodo. Mandatory Credit REUTERS/Kyodo
RAMSTEIN, Germany (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.
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