Libya will return to Egypt on Monday the bodies of 20 Egyptian Christians killed in 2015 by Islamic State in its former Libyan stronghold of Sirte, a Libyan security official said.
The bodies were recovered in October after the area where they were buried was recaptured from the jihadist group.
The Coptic Christians were beheaded on a beach in February 2015 wearing orange jumpsuits, according to a video posted by Islamic State.
Their bodies will be flown from the western city of Misrata to Egypt, a Libyan official said, adding that there was an additional victim from Ghana. A total of 21 people were beheaded in the incident.
Advertisement
Islamic State took control of Sirte in 2015 and lost the city late last year to local forces backed by U.S. air strikes.
Related posts:
Update: Palm Sunday bombings of Egyptian Coptic churches kill 44
Pope Francis meets head of Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox Church in Cairo
Libya Opens First DNA Lab To Trace Unidentified Bodies In Mass Graves
More than 55 bodies recovered from Libya shipwreck – Aid Worker
Ndoro’s beheaded victim not a security operative – Police
Army arrests dozens in connection with beheaded soldier in Opalo
Christopher Columbus statue beheaded in Boston
President Buhari expresses shock, condoles with families of Army couple beheaded by IPOB
