Egyptians Affiliated With Isis Involved in Beheading 21 Copts in Libya - Prosecution

27 November 2016

Cairo — Egypt's prosecution said on Sunday that a number of Egyptians affiliated with ISIS were involved in the beheading of 21 Copts in Libya in February 2015.

Egypt's armed forces carried out airstrikes against Islamic State fighters in Libya last year, hours after ISIS released a video showing the beheadings of 21 Egyptian Copts in Libya.

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