ISIS video purports to show killing of Ethiopians in Libya

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CAIRO — A video released by the Islamic State (ISIS) on Sunday appears to show the killing of two different groups of captured Ethiopian Christians by the extremist group's Libyan affiliates.

The 29-minute online video purports to show militants holding two groups of captives. It says one group is held by an ISIS affiliate in eastern Libya known as Barka Province, and the other by an affiliate in the south calling itself the Fazzan Province.

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