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Monday, February 16, 2015
From the Liveblog of
Monday, February 16, 2015
Hamas condemns IS beheading of 21 Christians
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleHamas condemns the execution of 21 Egyptian Christians by Islamic State terrorists, and calls the act an “atrocious crime which defiles Islam.”
The Libyan branch of IS released a video showing 21 Coptic Christians paraded on the beach of the Mediterranean and then beheaded.
“Hamas condemns this atrocious crime which defiles the image of Islam by going against its principles of tolerance and destroying the relations between Arab Muslims and Christians which have lived in our countries for centuries, since Islam guaranteed their peace and security,” Hamas says in a statement.
“Islam only commands us to kill those who kill us, act with aggression against us or violate our rights,” says the statement from Hamas.
— AFP
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