Egypt: Is Militants in Egypt Vows to Attack Judges Over Executions

Cairo — Abu Osama el-Masri, the leader of an Islamic State (IS) affiliate in Egypt has vowed to kill judges and security forces in retaliation for the execution of six suspected militants earlier this week.

"You have killed our brothers, enraged our hearts ... In the name of God, we will take revenge after (the execution of) our brothers from the sect that issued the ruling and the sect that executed it," he said in an audio message posted online on Wednesday night.

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