An Islamic terror group linked to ISIS has released a video which shows them executing a Coptic Christian man in what they say was revenge for him assisting Egyptian security forces.
62-year-old Nabil Habashi Salama was shot in the back of the head and the video was then distributed to news agencies. The video also shows two other tribespeople being shot dead by the terror group.
The killer speaks on camera and says that it is a warning to all Christians of Egypt that this is what will happen to them if they support the Egyptian Army.
Salama had been kidnapped by the group in November after he was pounced on in the street and thrown in a car. It is believed that he was involved in the rebuilding of Christian churches that had been destroyed by Islamist attacks.
Egypt has fought a long battle against Islamist militants, particularly in the Sinai-peninsula, and thousands have died in fighting over the last few years. The group involved in this attack is thought to be Wilayat Sinai, a group which swore allegiance to ISIS in 2014.
The group has been behind a number of attacks including, an attack on an Egyptian gas pipeline, bomb attacks that killed 50 Egyptian soldiers, and an attack on a Russian passenger jet which was shot out of the sky killing 224 people. After it swore allegiance to ISIS the group received weapons, money and training that has made their attacks even deadlier.
Egyptian Christians, which number in the millions, have also been a prime target for the extremists.
The group bombed a Christian parade on Palm Sunday with suicide bombers that killed 50 people. A month later, a bus carrying Christians was attacked leaving a further 28 people dead. The group has also targeted different Muslim sects that do not support their ideology.
Around 7,000 jihadists have been killed by Egyptian security forces in recent years, more than 27,000 have been captured and imprisoned.
Many have been drawn to the Islamist movement after the perceived failures of the Egyptian revolution and growing economic and political instability in the country.
[h/t: Daily Mail]
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