Islamic State militants beheaded more than 21 Christians on a beach in Libya.
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The claim says 'more than 21' Christians, but the widely documented and officially recognised figure is exactly 21 (20 Coptic Orthodox Egyptians plus one Ghanaian).
The event is not recent: the mass beheading took place in February 2015, over eleven years before the session date, and the claim omits this temporal context.
The figure of 21 refers specifically to those executed on the beach; the claim's phrasing could be read as implying a larger or more recent toll.
SecondaryBBC NewsA video has emerged apparently showing the beheadings of 21 Egyptian Coptic Christians ... The men are made to kneel before they are simultaneously beheaded.
SecondaryOpen DoorsSaturday 15 February marked 10 years since 20 Coptic Christians and one Ghanaian were executed by so-called Islamic State on a beach in Libya.