Brother of slain Egyptian Christians prays for their killers

Host Maher Fayez listens to the brother

The brother of two of the 21 Coptic Christians murdered by Islamic State in Libya, used live television to thank their killers for including the men’s declaration of faith in the video of their execution. Christian channel SAT-7 ARABIC has become a mouthpiece for the families of the young men over the last six weeks since they were first abducted.

Beshir called into SAT-7's weekly live worship and prayer programme, We Will Sing, on Tuesday night. Programme host Maher Fayez was visibly moved as Beshir told viewers he was proud of his brothers, Bishoy Estafanos Kamel, 25, and Samuel Estafanos Kamel, 23, because they are “a badge of honour to Christianity”.

The video of the killings was screened in full by some Middle East news channels. The last words of some of those killed were "Lord Jesus Christ".

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