Photos: #ISIS claims responsibility of the attack which killed 29 Coptic Christians in Egypt

The Islamic State group on Saturday claimed responsibility for shooting dead 29 Christians on a bus in central Egypt.

The ATTACK prompted retaliatory air strikes on jihadists in neighbouring Libya, where ISIS is believe to have trained its fighters.

Despite losing territory in recent months the terrorist group has maintained a network of terrorist cells in the country.

Coptic Christians were travelling on a bus to a monastery 120 miles south of Cairo.

The jihadist group's Amaq news agency claimed in a statement that its fighters 'set up a checkpoint' for the Christians as they headed to the monastery, shooting at them and setting one of their vehicles on fire.