Egypt Bombs Islamic State in Libya to Avenge Beheadings
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Egypt bombed Islamic State targets in Libya to avenge the beheading of 21 Egyptian Christians there, and called on other nations to strike at the militants operating in its oil-rich western neighbor.
The airstrikes, which the military said hit camps and weapons depots, threatened to draw Egypt deeper into the chaos engulfing Libya. “Avenging Egyptian blood is a national imperative,” the military said in the statement aired early Monday on state television. The strikes killed three children and two women, state-run LANA news agency said, citing Al-Nabaa television.