A
Coptic Christian father of two who was on a "kill list" and tracked for days by
Islamic State militants in Sinai refused to renounce his faith in Christ when
given a chance to "save" himself before being executed, his wife
said.
The
British news outlet The Sunday Times reports that the
widow of 58-year-old Copt Bahgat Zakhar, one of eight Christians killed in the
coastal town of Al Arish in just a three-week span in February, detailed the
moment her husband met his fate.
Zakhar,
who was a veterinary surgeon, was reportedly named on a jihadi "kill list" that
was published online. As reported, jihadis have anonymously
posted "kill lists" online that feature churches and prominent Christians across
Egypt to target.
After
days of trying to track down Zakhar, two militants with guns finally cornered
him.