The Egyptian military said Monday it has bombed ISIS targets in Libya after the militant group released a video that appeared to show the mass beheadings of Coptic Christians.
“The airstrikes hit their targets accurately and our eagles returned to their bases safely,” a statement reported on Egyptian state television said.
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Coptic Christians are part of the Orthodox Christian tradition, one of three main traditions under the Christian umbrella, alongside Catholicism and Protestantism. Copts split from other Christians in the fifth century over the definition of the divinity of Jesus Christ.
CNN’s Yousuf Basil contributed to this report.
