ISIS beheads 21 Copts for 'carrying the illusion of the cross' [pics]

Islamic State fanatics promised a “message signed with blood to the nation of the cross” and now they have reportedly delivered a video of the beheading of 21 Coptic Christians on a beach in Libya.

ISIS set to release “A Message Signed w. Blood – To The Nation of the Cross”. Likely ref. to Coptic hostages in Libya pic.twitter.com/D1iqSmcPh3

— Charles Lister (@Charles_Lister) February 15, 2015

https://twitter.com/zaidbenjamin/status/567037552667131904

https://twitter.com/IraqiLana/status/566817763730006016

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#ISIS vid shows bodies in the sea: "The sea you threw in Sh. Osama Bin Laden’s body…we'll mix it with your blood" pic.twitter.com/kuA4iLVI2e

— Rita Katz (@Rita_Katz) February 15, 2015

21 Coptic Christians captured and executed by ISIS in Libya? Archbishop calling for deployment of troops. I'll… http://t.co/fXXqt27WPZ

— Jonathan Morris (@JonMorris2019) February 15, 2015

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@fatherjonathan we need more of our Catholic clergy to articulate the threat by radical Islam against Christians as you did on Fox News.

— Curtis L Reid (@CurtisLReid) February 15, 2015

@fatherjonathan This slaughter of Christians is so heinous I am so appalled Isis needs to be stopped Obama needs to stop turning a blind eye

— Heather keniston (@KenistonHeather) February 15, 2015

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God bless the 21 Coptic brothers beheaded by ISIS in Libya. RIP.

— sam fouad (@_saf155) February 15, 2015

Very random that the victims were all Christian. WHAT ARE THE ODDS?

— Mollie (@MZHemingway) February 15, 2015

@MZHemingway But the crusades!

— Andrew Mock (@mockandrewj) February 15, 2015