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Egypt steps up strikes in Libya following Coptic bus attack

The recent terrorist attack that killed 26 Copts in southern Egypt pushed the army to launch airstrikes against militant camps inside Libyan territory.

Monks look at the view following a gunmen attack against a group of Coptic Christians travelling to a monastery in southern Egypt, in Minya, May 26, 2017. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany - RTX37S37
Monks look at the scene following an attack by gunmen on a group of Coptic Christians traveling by bus to a monastery in Minya, Egypt, May 26, 2017. — REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany

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