A 62-year-old grandfather, Nabil Habashi Salama, has been executed by Islamic State supporters in north Sinai, Egypt.
Nabil, a Coptic Christian, was kidnapped five months ago in front of his home. As he resisted he was beaten badly before being thrown into a stolen car. Subsequently, he was shot in the back of the head, kneeling. His teeth had been broken as the extremists sought to make Nabil deny his faith.
The Salamas are known as one of the oldest Coptic families in Bir al-Abd on the Mediterranean coast of the Sinai Peninsula. Nabil was a jeweller, and also owned mobile phone and clothing shops in the area. His son Peter said ISIS targeted his father for the major part he played in building the city’s St Mary Church.
