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Airstrikes on Islamic State Targets in Libya

Egypt says it has bombed Islamic State targets in Libya, hours after the group published video showing the apparent beheadings of 21 Egyptian Christians.

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Airstrikes on Islamic State Targets in Libya

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  1. Airstrices on Islamic State TARGETS IN LIBYA

  2. An image grab taken from the video shows black-clad IS group fighters leading handcuffed hostages wearing orange jumpsuits before their alleged decapitation on a seashore. (AFP Photo/HO/Al-Hayat Media Centre)

  3. Men in orange jumpsuits purported to be Egyptian Christians held captive by the Islamic State (IS) kneel in front of armed men along a beach said to be near Tripoli, in this still image from an undated video made available on social media on February 15, 2015.

  4. Islamic State released a video that appeared to show the beheadings of 21 Egyptian Christians,

  5. Video released by a jihadist media arm purportedly shows Islamic State fighters leading handcuffed hostages.

  6. In the video, the captives were forced down onto their knees, then beheaded.

  7. Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has vowed revenge on Islamic State for the killings.

  8. The hostages are said to be Egyptian Coptic Christians wearing orange jumpsuits.

  9. The hostages were allegedly decapitated on a seashore in Tripoli.

  10. The beheadings prompted Egypt's president to threaten a "suitable" punishment for the killings.

  11. The Coptic Church confirmed that 21 Egyptian Christians believed to be held by Islamic State were dead.

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