Egypt hits jihadists in Libya after attack on Christians

The Egyptian Army has launched airstrikes on terror groups in Libya in response to the attack that killed 29 Coptic Christians with President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi asserting that his country will not hesitate in striking any camps that harbour or train terrorists.

Announcing the retaliatory attack, the Egyptian Army spokesperson Tamer el-Refae posted a clip, which also included footages of army aircraft taking off, on his official Facebook and Twitter pages on Friday.

Six air strikes against "terror camps in Libya" were reported by state television. The jihadist training camps were hit in the eastern Libyan city of Derna.

The airstrikes came after the Army gathered information that confirms the terrorists' participation in the attack.

Masked gunmen attacked a bus and other vehicles taking a group of Coptic Christians to Anba Samuel monastery in the Minya Governorate, 250km south of Cairo.

The death toll in the attack rose to 29 on Saturday with the Egyptian Cabinet saying that 13 victims of Friday's assault remain hospitalised here.

"Egypt will not hesitate in striking any camps that harbour or train terrorist elements whether inside Egypt or outside Egypt," Sisi said in a televised

address.

He said Friday's attack will not pass easily.

Sisi also directly addressed US President Donald Trump, saying, "Your Excellency, I trust your ability to wage war on terrorism as your first priority, with the cooperation of the whole international community, that should unite against terrorism."

He said that "all countries that support terrorism, should be punished, without any courtesy or conciliation."