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             Qatar Pulls Ambassador from Egypt in Airstrike Dispute

   by VOA News

   Qatar recalled its ambassador to Egypt for "consultations" on Thursday
   in a widening rift over Egypt's air force carrying out airstrikes
   against Islamic State militants in Libya earlier this week.

   Egypt conducted the bombings Monday hours after a video emerged showing
   militants beheading 21 Egyptian Coptic Christians.

   But Qatar expressed concern about the Egypt's decision to respond with
   unilateral action in Libya.

   In turn, Egypt's delegate to the Arab League, Tarek Adel, was quoted by
   the state-run MENA news agency as saying that Qatar's objection showed
   that it is "supportive of terrorism."

   The two countries have had periods of strained relations, particularly
   after Egypt's President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi, then the military chief,
   led the ouster of President Mohamed Morsi in 2013.

   Qatar has been a haven for members of Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood, a
   group that has been banned in Egypt and labeled a terrorist
   organization.
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