Prime Minister Viktor Orbán offered his condolences and expressed his sympathy over the brutal killings of the two Japanese hostages captivated by the Islamic State in a letter written to his Japanese counterpart.

In the letter addressed to Abe Shinzo, he conveyed the solidarity of the Hungarian people over the deaths of Goto Kinji and Yukava Haruna to the families of the victims and the Japanese people.

Hungary strongly condemns this brutal and shameful deed of terror, which was committed against innocent civilians – the Prime Minister underlined.

(Prime Minister's Office, MTI)