IS in Libya says it has beheaded 21 Egyptian Coptic Christians


  • World
  • Monday, 16 Feb 2015

An image grab taken from a video released by Al-Hayat Media Centre on Feb 15 purportedly shows black-clad Islamic State (IS) group fighters leading handcuffed hostages, said to be Egyptian Coptic Christians, wearing orange jumpsuits before their alleged decapitation on a seashore in the Libyan capital of Tripoli

CAIRO: The Islamic State group in Libya released a video on Sunday purportedly showing the beheading of 21 Egyptian Coptic Christians, prompting Egypt’s president to threaten a “suitable” punishment for the killings.

President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said his country reserved the right to

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