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Defence Minister Pays Condolences to Coptic Pope Tawadros

Egypt defence minister General Sedki Sobhi met with Pope Tawadros, patriarch of the Egyptian Coptic Church, on February 16 to pay his condolences following the apparent killing of 21 Egyptian Copts at the hands of Islamic State militants in Libya. Egypt launched airstrikes against Islamic State targets inside Libya on Monday, February 16, in reaction to the killing of the workers who were kidnapped in December and January. Credit: YouTube/Egyptian Ministry of Defense