French President Condemns the Murder of Christians Without Referring to Their Faith

Country: France

Date of incident: February 16, 2015


In his statement after the murder of 21 Coptic Christians by Daesh in Libya, President Hollande did not mention the word "Christian" or that these people were killed by Islamic State for their Christian faith at all, but he merely referred to the victims as "Egyptian citizens."

Source: La Croix