TRIPOLI, Libya — A mass grave containing the bodies of the 21 Coptic Christians beheaded by the Islamic State (IS) group in 2015 was found recently, Libya’s interior ministry has said.
The Christians were kidnapped by IS and marched to the beach in orange jumpsuits and asked to kneel before members of the IS terror group beheaded them. A video of the executions was released on the internet.
The wife of one of the victims said her husband “kept the faith and was martyred in the name of Christ. His faith was very strong. I’m proud of him. He has lifted our heads up and honored us and all the Christians.”
The grave, 280 miles east of Libya’s capital of Tripoli, was found after an IS prisoner made a confession to Libyan authorities, according to The Christian Post.
The remains have been transferred to a forensics lab for testing.
A court in Egypt sentenced seven people to death in September over links to IS and the beheadings. (TAB)
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