(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond has condemned yesterday'smurder of Coptic Christians in Libya carried out by a pro-ISIL Libyan group.
"I strongly condemn the murders of 21 Egyptian Coptic Christians by ISIL-affiliated extremists in Libya. My thoughts are with the families of those killed.
"Such barbaric acts strengthen our determination to work with our partners to counter the expanding terrorist threat to Libya and the region. Acts of terrorism should not be allowed to undermine Libyaآ's political transition", he said in a press statement.
"We remain fully supportive of the UNØ¢'s efforts to build a national unity government for Libya and to bring a political solution to the ongoing security crisis. Those who support terrorists can have no part in this process," he concluded.
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