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Islamic State: Egyptian Christians held in Libya killed
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- 16 February, 2015
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Baku. 16 February. REPORT.AZ/ A video has emerged showing the beheadings purportedly of 21 Egyptian Christians who had been kidnapped by Islamic State (IS) militants in Libya, Report informns citing foreign media.
The footage shows a group wearing orange overalls, being forced to the ground and then decapitated.
Egypt reserves the right to respond in any way it sees fit, its President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has said.
IS militants claim to have carried out several attacks in Libya, which is in effect without a government.
However, with many armed groups operating in Libya, it is not clear how much power IS actually wields.
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