A video released on Sunday by militants in Libya claiming loyalty to the Islamic State terror group purports to show the mass beheading of Coptic Christian hostages.
The video, which appeared on the Twitter feed of a website that supports Islamic State, appears to show militants dressed in blank marching captives to a beach. The prisoners were then forced down to their knees, and then beheaded.
Before the killings, one of the militants stood holding a knife in his hand and said: “Safety for you crusaders is something you can only wish for.”
The makers of the video identify themselves as the Tripoli Province of the Islamic State group — the Islamic militant group that controls about a third of Syria and Iraq. Militants in Libya claiming affiliation with the Islamic State terror group had been holding 21 Egyptian Coptic Christians hostage for weeks.
Since the 2011 uprising in Egypt, thousands have traveled to neighboring Libya in search of jobs, despite advice from their government not to go to one of the most dangerous countries in the region.
The Associated Press contributed to this report
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