Islam's Al-Azhar slams Egyptian Copts' 'barbaric' killing

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Last Updated : Feb 16 2015 | 4:00 AM IST
Sunni Islam's top body, Al-Azhar has condemned the "barbaric" beheading of several Egyptian Coptic Christians in Libya shown by the Islamic State group in a video posted online.
"Al-Azhar received the news of the execution of a group of innocent Egyptians with great sorrow and grief," Al-Azhar said in a statement yesterday.
"Al-Azhar stresses that such barbaric action has nothing to do with any religion or human values.
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First Published: Feb 16 2015 | 4:00 AM IST

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