Egypt vows to avenge beheadings of citizens

The Egyptian President, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi warned that his government would respond to an Islamic State video that appeared to show the beheadings of 21 its Coptic Christian citizens in Libya.

Speaking on national television hours after the video was released on Sunday, Mr Sisi said that his government would use “necessary means and timing to avenge the criminal killings.”

The Coptic church said it was confident that Egypt would exact retribution.

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