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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Namita Singh

Libya sentences 23 Isis fighters to death

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A Libyan court sentenced 23 people to death for their role in a deadly Isis group campaign, including the beheading of a group of Egyptian Christians and seizing the city of Sirte in 2015.

The appeals court in Libya’s western city of Misrate on Monday also sentenced 14 others to life in prison in the same case, after they were convicted on the same charges, including damage to police facilities and public property.

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