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May 29, 2017       Share:    

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/26/world/middleeast/egypt-coptic-christian-attack.html?_r=0

ISIS Gunmen Murder 28 Coptic Christian Pilgrims in Egypt

(New York Times) Declan Walsh and Nour Youssef - At least seven gunmen claiming to be security officers waved down buses filled with Christian pilgrims on Friday in western Egypt and ordered the passengers to get out. When the men refused to recite the shahada, the Islamic declaration of faith, the gunmen opened fire. At least 28 people were killed, several with a single shot to the head. Several of the victims were children. In reprisal, Egyptian fighter jets carried out airstrikes on several militant camps inside Libya.

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