The bodies of the Christians that have been exhumed from a mass grave in Libya will be eventually repatriated to Ethiopia, local media reports. A mass grave of 34 executed Ethiopian Christians was found in Libya on 23 December after information was obtained during an investigation of arrested Daesh* members, the Libyan Express newspaper reported citing sources close to the Libyan government. The grave appears to be located on a farm near the coastal city of Sirte, 170 miles southeast of Misrata. According to the report, the Christians were allegedly shot and beheaded by Daesh terrorists. Daesh claimed responsibility for several attacks in Libya, including the one on the national election commission offices in Tripoli in May, 2018.

Source: Ethiopian News December 29, 2018 11:20 UTC