(Reuters) Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis, Egypt's most active militant group, has sworn allegiance to Islamic State. "After entrusting God we decided to swear allegiance to the emir of the faithful Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, caliph of the Muslims in Syria and Iraq and in other countries," a statement from Ansar said Monday.
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