ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Ethiopia's government Monday declared three days of mourning after confirming that several Ethiopians held captive in Libya were killed by the Islamic State group, which over the weekend released a video purporting to show the killings.
The days of mourning will start Tuesday, when lawmakers will meet to discuss the killings and consider the country's possible response, the government said in a statement.
The national flag will also fly at half-staff during the mourning days.
A 29-minute video, released on Sunday via social media accounts and websites used by the extremists, shows many Ethiopian Christians held captive in Libya being shot or beheaded by militants.
Redwan Hussein, an Ethiopian government spokesman, said on Sunday that he believed the victims were Ethiopian migrants trying to reach Europe.