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May 30, 2017

Egypt Launches Airstrikes in Libya After Attack on Coptic Christians
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Egypt has launched airstrikes targeting militant camps in eastern Libya,
following a shooting rampage that killed 24 Coptic Christians on a bus
heading to a monastery south of Cairo. The airstrikes came as family
members held funerals for the victims of Friday's attack.

Salama: "This is the result of only one thing: negligence, negligence,
negligence from the government for not punishing these people,
negligence from the government for not punishing those in prison. We are
not asking for them to be killed. We are asking for them to be tried
fairly. These are killers and murderers. What did the victims do? What
did we do for our children to become orphans?"



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