By — Andrew Mach Andrew Mach Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/islamic-state-releases-video-purporting-show-beheadings-21-egyptians Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Islamic State releases video purporting to show beheadings of 21 Egyptians World Feb 15, 2015 3:33 PM EDT The Islamic State released a video on Sunday purporting to show the beheadings of 21 Egyptians captured in Libya. The five-minute video, which appeared on the Twitter feed of a website supporting the militant group, shows the Christian captives dressed in orange jumpsuits forced to kneel on a beach where masked militants behead them, Reuters reported. Prior to the beheadings, a militant in the video stands with a knife and says, “Safety for you crusaders is something you can only wish for.” A caption for the video reads: “The people of the cross, followers of the hostile Egyptian church.” Since the 2011 uprising in Egypt, thousands of Egyptians have traveled to Libya in search of jobs against the advice of of their government, Reuters reported. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now By — Andrew Mach Andrew Mach Andrew Mach is a former Digital Editor for PBS NewsHour in New York City, where he manages the online editorial direction of the national broadcast's weekend edition. Formerly, Mach was a news editor and staff writer for NBC News. He's also written for the Christian Science Monitor in Boston and had stints at ABC News, the Washington Post and German network ZDF in Berlin, in addition to reporting for an investigative journalism project in Phoenix. Mach was a recipient of the 2016 Kiplinger Fellowship, the 2015 RIAS German/American Exchange fellowship by the Radio Television Digital News Foundation and the 2012 Berlin Capital Program Fulbright. He attended the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and is a native of Aberdeen, South Dakota. @andrewjmach
The Islamic State released a video on Sunday purporting to show the beheadings of 21 Egyptians captured in Libya. The five-minute video, which appeared on the Twitter feed of a website supporting the militant group, shows the Christian captives dressed in orange jumpsuits forced to kneel on a beach where masked militants behead them, Reuters reported. Prior to the beheadings, a militant in the video stands with a knife and says, “Safety for you crusaders is something you can only wish for.” A caption for the video reads: “The people of the cross, followers of the hostile Egyptian church.” Since the 2011 uprising in Egypt, thousands of Egyptians have traveled to Libya in search of jobs against the advice of of their government, Reuters reported. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now