Libya to Return Bodies of 20 Egyptian Christians Beheaded in 2015

Members of the "Association Internationale Solidarite Copte-Europe" (AISCE, or International Coptic Solidarity Europe) gather on Feb. 22, 2015 outside the Notre-Dame cathedral, to mourn the 21 Egyptian Coptic Christians killed by the ISIS group in Libya. FRANCOIS GUILLOT/AFP/Getty Images

MISRATA, Libya—Libya will return to Egypt on Monday the bodies of 20 Egyptian Christians killed in 2015 by ISIS in its former Libyan stronghold of Sirte, a Libyan security official said.

The bodies were recovered in October after the area where they were buried was recaptured from the jihadist group.