ISIS releases video purportedly showing killing of Ethiopian Christians in Libya

The Islamic State expanded its extermination of Christians to another country with the release of a video Sunday purportedly showing a mass execution of Ethiopians in Libya.

 

“We express our condolences to the families of the victims and our support to the Ethiopian government and people as they grieve for their fellow citizens,” National Security Council spokesperson Bernadette Meehan said in a statement. “That these terrorists killed these men solely because of their faith lays bare the terrorists’ vicious, senseless brutality.”

 

The White House on Sunday evening condemned the video.

 

The video, released via militant social media accounts and websites, including the Middle East Media Research Institute, could not be independently verified by The Associated Press. However, it corresponded to other videos released by the Islamic State group and bore the symbol of its al-Furqan media arm.

 

At this time, the U.S. intelligence community is assessing the video and has no reason to doubt its authenticity, sources told Fox News.

 

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