Jordan demands IS deliver proof captured pilot still alive
Jordan on Thursday demanded proof from Islamic State militants that a Jordanian pilot they are holding is still alive, despite purported threats by the group to kill the airman at sunset unless an al Qaeda prisoner is freed from death row in Jordan.
The militants' deadline passed without word on the fate of the pilot, Lt. Muath al-Kaseasbeh, or his fellow hostage, Japanese journalist Kenji Goto.
Jordanian government spokesman Mohammed al-Momani said Thursday the Islamic State group has not offered proof that the pilot is still alive and that this is holding up any swap.
