A new video has emerged from Libya showing Ethiopian Christians with at least 16 captive on a beach and 12 others in a desert being killed by Extremists. Before the killings a masked man in black holds a gun and vows to kill Christians if they do not convert to Islam. Ethiopia was unable to confirm its citizens were killed but has condemned the act. Two months ago 21 Egyptian Christians were beheaded in Libya. This new video shows at least 30 Christians being beheaded and shot by ISIS in Libya. The 29-minute video, titled 'Until It Came To Them - Clear Evidence', shows two separate groups in the south and the west of the country. The captives are described by Islamic State as the 'followers of the cross from the enemy Ethiopian Church'. The group from the desert are lined up and shot and 12 others are beheaded. The video shows the captives wearing orange jumpsuits and being held at the neck by terrorists. It starts with a 'history of Christian-Muslim relations', with scenes of terrorists destroying churches, graves and icons. 'Muslim blood shed under the hands of your religions is not cheap. To the nation of the cross we are now back again.' The video also shows Christians in Syria saying they were given the choice of converting to Islam or paying a 'special tax'. Ethiopia is a mainly Christian country and one of the oldest Christian states in the world. The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church is one of the oldest Christian and more than 40 per cent of the population are members. Around 20 per cent of the population follow other branches of Christianity. One third of Ethiopians identify as Muslim.
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