The UN Security Council is to hold an urgent meeting to discuss the situation in Libya after the apparent Islamic State group execution of 21 Egyptian Christians, with Egypt's foreign minister in attendance, diplomats say.
Wednesday's meeting follows the release of a videotape by the jihadist group purportedly showing the mass beheading in Libya. Egypt launched retaliatory air strikes against IS targets in Libya on Monday.
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukri is in New York where he will also hold bilateral meetings with Security Council members and Arab representatives, diplomats said.
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