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Libyan jihadists who say they are allied¹ with Islamic State militants² have posted a video online purporting³ to show the killing⁴ of at least 10 Egyptian Coptic Christians⁵.

It appears they were killed only because of their religion. Twenty-one Copts are known to be missing in Libya. Sebastian Nashia reports.

The video confirms what had already been feared after the latest edition of the IS English language magazine Dabiq

showed that Egyptian workers being marched on a beach in orange jumpsuits and then nearly with masked militants behind them.

Describing them as Coptic Crusaders, IS made clear this was an attack on Egyptian Coptics and other Christians.

The appearance of these images led relatives of the men to protest in Cairo demanding action from Egyptian President Abdul Fatah Al-Sisi.

Egypt has tried to deter⁶ its citizens from going to work in Libya but thousands are still drawn⁷ there because they can find work unavailable at home.

The leaders from France and Germany have said they are satisfied the ceasefire in East Ukraine is being broadly observed.

Witnesses say most areas there are all easy and calm, the one exception being around the town of Debaltsevo.

Ian Pannell who travelled to an area close to Debaltsevo sent this report.

This is day 1 of the ceasefire and it appears to have been largely hold in many parts. But we've heard the distinct sound of artillery⁸ shells being fired.

It's difficult to ascertain⁹ from which side but my best guesss would be it's actually from both.

The mining town of Gorlovka is a testament¹⁰ to the ferocity of war about identity and sovereignty.

It's also 20 minutes drive from the strategic town of Debaltsevo which both sides have been fighting over.

Rebel leaders say they'll stick to the ceasefire in most places but not here, an area they insist isn't covered by the peace deal.

A rescue operation is underway in the Mediterranean¹¹ where the Italian coast guard is trying to save more than 1000 migrants stranded¹² on boats, south of the island of Lampedusa.

A spokesman said so far more than 130 people have been rescued. Last week more than 300 migrants died at the sea.

The man suspected of killing 2 people in a shooting spree in Denmark has been named as Omar El-Hussein.

Police say he was 21 years old and had a history of gang-related violence. Malcolm Brabant reports.

El-Hussein had a criminal record for dealing¹³ weapons for violence. He'd only just left prison. He was also said to be a gang member.

What's not clear yet is why El-Hussein became radicalized

but leading police officers have recently warned about the growing relationship between extreme Islamists and members of gangs who operate in the dark underbelly of Copenhagen and other inner city areas.

Police want to discover what drove a young man born in Copenhagen to revile¹⁵ daily society to the extent that he would attempt to commit mass murder.

World news from the BBC.

A Jewish cemetry in eastern France has been a target to what the authority is an anti-Semitic attack.

Hundreds of tomb stones were knocked down and desecrated¹⁶ at the graveyard¹⁷ in Sarre-Union.

The government called it a despicable act and an insult to the memory of the dead

and said the country would not tolerate such an infringement¹⁸ of the value its all French people share.

Supporters of the new Greek government have staged rallies across Europe

ahead of tomorrow's EU meeting where the radical¹⁴ left-wing administration is hoping to renegotiate its bailout deal.

A sizable crowd took part in the rally in Paris,

but to many, the creditor¹⁹ nations' participants were seen on the ground. Many more turn out to support the rally in Athens, from where Mark Lowen reports.

This is becoming a regular occurrence, a huge pro-gorvenment rally in central Athens,

this time to coincide with Monday's meeting of euro zone finance ministers in Brussels aiming to reach a deal on Greece's bailout.

The Greek government wants an end to austerity and the so-called bridge loan with Brussels until new forms agreed.

But there's widespread opposition²⁰ in the EU to a change of rules for Greece.

The message here on the street is they've given a big mandate²¹ to their government and they won't be silenced. Mark Lowen reporting.

Syrian government forces backed by Hezbollah are continuing a big offensive to try to win back territory from rebels in the south of the country.

Syrian state media claims that government forces have inflicted²² heavy losses on rebel fighters in the region around the city of Darra.

A palestinian rap group has threathened a legal action after the right-wing Likud Party of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu used his music in an election campaign advertisement.

The group Torabyeh said Likud was also endangering their lives by associating them with Islamic State militants. BBC news.

1 allied   

adj.协约国的；同盟国的

参考例句：

• Britain was allied with the United States many times in history.历史上英国曾多次与美国结盟。
• Allied forces sustained heavy losses in the first few weeks of the campaign.同盟国在最初几周内遭受了巨大的损失。

2 militants   

激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
• Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。

3 purporting   

v.声称是…，（装得）像是…的样子( purport的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Cindy Adams (Columnist) : He's purporting to be Mother Teresa. 辛迪？亚当斯（专栏作家）：他无意成为德兰修女。 来自互联网
• To prohibit certain practices purporting to be sales by auction. 本条例旨在对看来是以拍卖方式作出的售卖中某些行为予以禁止。 来自互联网

4 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

5 Christians   

n.基督教徒( Christian的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Christians of all denominations attended the conference. 基督教所有教派的人都出席了这次会议。
• His novel about Jesus caused a furore among Christians. 他关于耶稣的小说激起了基督教徒的公愤。

6 deter   

vt.阻止，使不敢，吓住

参考例句：

• Failure did not deter us from trying it again.失败并没有能阻挡我们再次进行试验。
• Dogs can deter unwelcome intruders.狗能够阻拦不受欢迎的闯入者。

7 drawn   

v.拖，拉，拔出；adj.憔悴的，紧张的

参考例句：

• All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。
• Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。

8 artillery   

n.(军)火炮，大炮；炮兵(部队)

参考例句：

• This is a heavy artillery piece.这是一门重炮。
• The artillery has more firepower than the infantry.炮兵火力比步兵大。

9 ascertain   

vt.发现，确定，查明，弄清

参考例句：

• It's difficult to ascertain the coal deposits.煤储量很难探明。
• We must ascertain the responsibility in light of different situtations.我们必须根据不同情况判定责任。

10 testament   

n.遗嘱；证明

参考例句：

• This is his last will and testament.这是他的遗愿和遗嘱。
• It is a testament to the power of political mythology.这说明，编造政治神话可以产生多大的威力。

11 Mediterranean   

adj.地中海的；地中海沿岸的

参考例句：

• The houses are Mediterranean in character.这些房子都属地中海风格。
• Gibraltar is the key to the Mediterranean.直布罗陀是地中海的要冲。

12 stranded   

a.搁浅的，进退两难的

参考例句：

• He was stranded in a strange city without money. 他流落在一个陌生的城市里， 身无分文，一筹莫展。
• I was stranded in the strange town without money or friends. 我困在那陌生的城市，既没有钱，又没有朋友。

13 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
• His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。

14 radical   

n.激进份子，原子团，根号；adj.根本的，激进的，彻底的

参考例句：

• The patient got a radical cure in the hospital.病人在医院得到了根治。
• She is radical in her demands.她的要求十分偏激。

15 revile   

v.辱骂，谩骂

参考例句：

• No man should reproach,revile,or slander another man.人们不应羞辱，辱骂或诽谤他人。|||Some Muslim communities in East Africa revile dogs because they believe that canines ate the body of the Prophet Muhammad.一些东非的穆斯林团体会辱骂狗，因为他们相信是它们吃了先知穆罕默德的尸体。

16 desecrated   

毁坏或亵渎( desecrate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The invading army desecrated this holy place when they camped here. 侵略军在这块圣地上扎营就是对这块圣地的亵渎。
• She shouldn't have desecrated the picture of a religious leader. 她不该亵渎宗教领袖的画像。

17 graveyard   

n.坟场

参考例句：

• All the town was drifting toward the graveyard.全镇的人都象流水似地向那坟场涌过去。
• Living next to a graveyard would give me the creeps.居住在墓地旁边会使我毛骨悚然。

18 infringement   

n.违反；侵权

参考例句：

• Infringement of this regulation would automatically rule you out of the championship.违背这一规则会被自动取消参加锦标赛的资格。
• The committee ruled that the US ban constituted an infringement of free trade.委员会裁定美国的禁令对自由贸易构成了侵犯

19 creditor   

n.债仅人，债主，贷方

参考例句：

• The boss assigned his car to his creditor.那工头把自己的小汽车让与了债权人。
• I had to run away from my creditor whom I made a usurious loan.我借了高利贷不得不四处躲债。

20 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

21 mandate   

n.托管地；命令，指示

参考例句：

• The President had a clear mandate to end the war.总统得到明确的授权结束那场战争。
• The General Election gave him no such mandate.大选并未授予他这种权力。

22 inflicted   

把…强加给，使承受，遭受( inflict的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• They inflicted a humiliating defeat on the home team. 他们使主队吃了一场很没面子的败仗。
• Zoya heroically bore the torture that the Fascists inflicted upon her. 卓娅英勇地承受法西斯匪徒加在她身上的酷刑。