A video of the gruesome killings of the hand-cuffed Coptic victims in orange-jump-suits had been posted on the internet.

The mass murder by black-suited militants was carried out on the seashore south of Tripoli.

Egyptian President Abdul Fatah El Sisi’s called an emergency meeting of his national security body to decide on an adequate response.

Last year Egypt carried out air strikes on Islamists in Libya, although Cairo authorities have not acknowledged this.

The White House has condemned the killing of the 21 Christians, calling it a cowardly and despicable act.

White House press secretary Josh Earnest says Islamic State’s barbarity knows no bounds.

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