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| Egypt strikes 'terrorist camps' in Libya in response to attack on Coptic Christians (VIDEO) | Egypt strikes 'terrorist camps' in Libya in response to attack on Coptic Christians (VIDEO) |
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| Egyptian fighter jets have struck militant camps in neighboring Libya following the deadly attack on Egypt’s Coptic Christians, President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi announced on state television. | |
| READ MORE: Children among dozens killed as gunmen ambush convoy of Egyptian Coptic Christians (GRAPHIC VIDEO) | READ MORE: Children among dozens killed as gunmen ambush convoy of Egyptian Coptic Christians (GRAPHIC VIDEO) |
| Egypt’s president also vowed to continue striking bases used to train militants and who carry out terrorist attacks in his country, regardless of the camps' location. | Egypt’s president also vowed to continue striking bases used to train militants and who carry out terrorist attacks in his country, regardless of the camps' location. |
| He also reiterated that the countries financing, training and arming terrorists should not get away unpunished. | He also reiterated that the countries financing, training and arming terrorists should not get away unpunished. |
| "We will not hesitate to protect our people from the evil," he said in a televised speech on Friday. | "We will not hesitate to protect our people from the evil," he said in a televised speech on Friday. |
| “Egypt will not hesitate in striking any camps that harbor or train terrorist elements whether inside Egypt or outside Egypt,” the al-Ahram news agency quoted Sisi as saying. | “Egypt will not hesitate in striking any camps that harbor or train terrorist elements whether inside Egypt or outside Egypt,” the al-Ahram news agency quoted Sisi as saying. |
| Egypt carried out six air strikes in Derna in eastern Libya, state television reported adding that it is where the militants who carried out the deadly attack on the Coptic Christians were trained. | Egypt carried out six air strikes in Derna in eastern Libya, state television reported adding that it is where the militants who carried out the deadly attack on the Coptic Christians were trained. |
| Following the Libyan incursion, Egyptian armed forces released a short video which was aired on state television following the president’s speech. The voiceover in the army video said its air force carried out strikes on targets in Libya “after confirming their involvement in planning and committing the terrorist attack in Minya governorate on Friday." | Following the Libyan incursion, Egyptian armed forces released a short video which was aired on state television following the president’s speech. The voiceover in the army video said its air force carried out strikes on targets in Libya “after confirming their involvement in planning and committing the terrorist attack in Minya governorate on Friday." |
| Egypt’s military said that the air strikes are ongoing, local media reports. | Egypt’s military said that the air strikes are ongoing, local media reports. |
| Egyptian security forces have destroyed some 300 vehicles over the past two months which attempted to cross the border from Libya in order to bring in “evil,” according to Sisi, who emphasized the huge efforts his country has undertaken to battle terrorism. | Egyptian security forces have destroyed some 300 vehicles over the past two months which attempted to cross the border from Libya in order to bring in “evil,” according to Sisi, who emphasized the huge efforts his country has undertaken to battle terrorism. |
| The Egyptian president also directly addressed Donald Trump to take the lead in fighting terrorism. | The Egyptian president also directly addressed Donald Trump to take the lead in fighting terrorism. |
| “I direct my appeal to President Trump: I trust you, your word and your ability to make fighting global terror your primary task,” he said. | “I direct my appeal to President Trump: I trust you, your word and your ability to make fighting global terror your primary task,” he said. |
| On Friday President Trump condemned the attacks on Egypt’s Coptic Christians, denouncing the “thuggish ideology” and “evil organizations of terror.” | On Friday President Trump condemned the attacks on Egypt’s Coptic Christians, denouncing the “thuggish ideology” and “evil organizations of terror.” |
| "We are probably going to see more action particularly following the meeting that just took place in Riyadh in Saudi Arabia, in which Donald Trump himself called for greater response to terrorism... and president el-Sisi gave Trump those kind of assurances," former Pentagon official Michael Maloof told RT. | "We are probably going to see more action particularly following the meeting that just took place in Riyadh in Saudi Arabia, in which Donald Trump himself called for greater response to terrorism... and president el-Sisi gave Trump those kind of assurances," former Pentagon official Michael Maloof told RT. |
| Speculating that Egypt "probably received intelligence from the United States that helped pinpoint the locations," Maloof said Egypt will continue its attacks against terrorist groups, adding, "it's not the first time they struck in Libya." | Speculating that Egypt "probably received intelligence from the United States that helped pinpoint the locations," Maloof said Egypt will continue its attacks against terrorist groups, adding, "it's not the first time they struck in Libya." |
| At least 28 Coptic Christians were killed and 23 others injured earlier Friday, when gunmen, disguised as army soldiers, opened fire on a bus heading to the Monastery of St. Samuel the Confessor, located 135km (85 miles) south of Cairo, in the Minya governorate. | At least 28 Coptic Christians were killed and 23 others injured earlier Friday, when gunmen, disguised as army soldiers, opened fire on a bus heading to the Monastery of St. Samuel the Confessor, located 135km (85 miles) south of Cairo, in the Minya governorate. |
| No militant group has yet claimed responsibility for the deadly attack on the bus. | No militant group has yet claimed responsibility for the deadly attack on the bus. |